Rockville Park Loop

Overview

Starting from the parking area, it's a nice easy ride up Rockville Trail (basically fire-road). Continue along the road until you reach the paved road. Take a left and within a couple hundred yards you'll see a gated area off to the left leading to Lower Tilley Trail. <br><br>Although this trail starts off moderate, it rapidly gets very narrow and has some very technical areas. I ran the loop clockwise for this ride, but in general, I would recommend instead to run this loop counter-clockwise. It can be done both ways but the counter-clockwise direction is a bit easier and is the most commonly used route. After coming back to your start point, exit the gated area and turn left heading along Lower Lake Loop Trail. You'll pass through a mini rock garden (marked) and continue to Bay Area Ridge Trail. <br><br>The BART is basically just a loop around a small lake in the center of the park but there are more than a dozen different trails marked BART. Follow along this trail until you see a steep fire-road climb to your left. Head up this climb until you reach Green Valley Trail. Head down this rocky steep descent until it changes into Black Oak Trail. You'll begin a gradual climb eventually the trail will come to a gate that you must pass before reaching Middle Mystic Trail. Continue along this trail which has a nice downhill with a switchback and several VERY LOW HANGING TREE LIMBS...., Jockey Junction a short connector will put you on Outside Loop Trail (If you choose Unknown Trail it is a Black Diamond much more technical trail). <br><br>Along the outside loop trail is a short section called Cliff View, nice view of the valley from here. Outside Loop Trail will then connect with Cave Trail (I dismounted for a short extremely technical downhill through a rock gully to Lake Front Trail. Follow this trail back to the center lake, along this trail you'll find several technical sections along with a couple switchbacks, you'll then connect with the the Bay Area Ridge Trail (BART) again head uphill along a

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The start of "Mini Rock Garden" Trail

The start of "Mini Rock Garden" Trail

Another smooth singletrack trail

Another smooth singletrack trail

Well maintained singletrack

Well maintained singletrack

Everywhere you look more rocks

Everywhere you look more rocks

Mike admiring the view from Cliff View

Mike admiring the view from Cliff View

Cash or credit card accepted!

Cash or credit card accepted!

Short rocky gully one direction leads to Cave Trail the other to the Rock Garden both are harder than this....

Short rocky gully one direction leads to Cave Trail the other to the Rock Garden both are harder than this....

The "lake" at the bottom of Rock Garden

The "lake" at the bottom of Rock Garden

Cloud covered Mount Diablo toward the left

Cloud covered Mount Diablo toward the left

"California hospitality"... a floor pump and basic tools provided at a trail intersection

"California hospitality"... a floor pump and basic tools provided at a trail intersection

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