The Bacon Strip » singletrack http://www.teambaconstrip.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:36:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Sweet new trail in Spanish Springs!!! http://www.teambaconstrip.com/2007/12/03/sweet-new-trail-in-spanish-springs/ http://www.teambaconstrip.com/2007/12/03/sweet-new-trail-in-spanish-springs/#comments Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:45:30 +0000 Wolfy http://www.teambaconstrip.com/2007/12/03/sweet-new-trail-in-spanish-springs/

Yesterday Nooner, Bustigator, The Restless Ape, Aron, Juni and I found a new trail out in Sparks thanks to a tip from my buddy Martin. It was RAD!

Zipper Trail

It starts off a dirt road behind the new softball fields near Red Cock Gold Course. Follow the pink BLM access signs for now. It starts with a cool singletrack, then climbs about 900 feet over really short distance. It’s a lung buster for sure but most of the switchbacks are really well built and fully ridable.

Zipper Trail

We ran into one of the builders @ the top. Thanks man!!!

The trail loops around from the top there by the chicken sign. Suggest going right for the loop. There is some seriously technical stuff on the back side. Steep, loose, tight, rocky and super fun! About 10 miles all together.

There was some fall-line trail on the back side and some in-sloped sections with no drainage, but it looks like these guys are out there working fairly frequently and are on top of it. Great trail. Lots of potential. I’d like to see it go all the way south to I-80…

Also: check out all the new trail work being done over on Peavine!!!

-M

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