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Re: [RC] [RC] Riding trails near Vacaville in Calif - Karen SullivanHi Lucy, That was probably the low-water crossing at Cache Creek, at Cache Creek Canyon. That low-water crossing is probably county Rd. 40, which goes all the way over into Lake County, and has a huge network of fire and jeep roads and a few trails. I strongly would advise anyone against riding up the Blue Ridge Trail. My daughter and I tried some years ago. It is really more of a mountain goat trail than a horse trail. BLM also feels it is not horse-safe, though I wish they would put a notice at the bottom with a warning. We got several miles up that trail and realized what we were getting into...took another mile going up and along it until we could even turn the horses around safely,without them toppling off the cliff!!! Before driving out there, one should call Yolo County Flood Control to make sure the gate across the road to the creek crossing is open. They close the gate when the water in Cache Creek is too high........ However, some of the roads should be nice, and the Frog Pond loop is do-able on horses if you don't mind poison oak!!! Further up Hwy 16, almost to the intersection of Hwy 29, was a great trail head access into the Payne Ranch Cache Creek Wildnerness study area (BLM) called Cowboy Camp. BLM is currently restructing their trailheads so Cowboy Camp (the only winter access into Payne Ranch), and is looking toward another equestrian access and possibly horse camp at another location on Hwy 16 called High Bridge. Both equestrian groups and individuals are concenred and about this and bugging BLM for horse access. IT may not be until next year sometime.... A great site for a lot of these trails is www. yolohiker.org Colored topo maps with trails inked in. BLM does not yet have official trail maps for this area. The riding in Payne Ranch is incredible. Miles and miles, from rolling oak woodland with tons of stock ponds for water, to high ridgetops.....and a few trails down to the actual Cache Creek. You could ride out there for a week and not find all the trails. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lucy Chaplin Trumbull" <elsietee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 8:27 AM Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Riding trails near Vacaville A few years back, I looked into a trail that started off the south side of hw-16 a few miles north of Rumsey. The trail seemed to go up onto the Blue Ridge and continue south towards Lake Berryessa. It was an out-and-back trail that (from the map) seemed to have limited water supply (which concerned me for summer riding as the initial climb to get on the ridge looked like a tough one), but looked to be interesting. Might be worth a look? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Lucy Chaplin Trumbull elsietee AT foothill DOT net Repotted english person in the Sierra foothills, California * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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