When I ride here, in Grass Valley, it’s with trepidation. Yes, we have narrow streets, but we have distracted and impatient drivers who make it so dangerous.

I love this trail. I ride it from Newport Back Bay to Irvine Regional Park all the time. I like to add miles by zig zagging to and from it on the Freeway, San Diego Creek, Walnut, and Hicks Canyon trails.

Mate I don't mean to be overly critical but your internal edits are dreadful. 2-3 second shots at a time. I lived and when to school here and I cannot tell where you are half of the time because the scenes change TOO quickly. Just show some of where you are in a recognizable fashion not all as blur.

I moved to Davis 2 years ago, and i couldn't agree more with what you said about downtown. I've tried having conversations about how bad downtown actually is for cycling, but also for everyone. Most of the town does have fantastic paths, but the downtown is like a choke point where you are fighting awkward traffic filled intersections

There I am, crossing the street at 2:26, with the Woodland Foy's riders. Davis bike infrastructure is great, but its not Amsterdam yet.

In contrast, UCLA in West Los Angeles is totally car-centric. While there are plenty of bike riders on campus, to get to it you must drive there and parking is very limited despite many parking structures all over the campus. I had to park at an offsite parking lot and take a shuttle bus for a 13-minute ride to get to the campus.

Cycling to be like the Netherlands is much more than bike lane infrastructure. It is the attitude of car drivers toward bicyclists: sharing the road and understanding their needs. I live in Rancho Santa Margarita California where there are plenty of bike lanes but I get honked a lot for using the left lane to make a left turn or using the whole car lane because the bike lane is blocked. In this city, the car is king of the road and bikes must stay out of their way.

I've lived in Davis for 30 years. So fun to see it through the eyes of a visiting cyclist.

There's an event in April with a parade and the bicycle hall of fame busts out the penny farthings for it! The bike collective also participates with an 8-seater party bike

Should've come by the Bike Collective! There's also a guy out in west Davis that builds crazy kinetic sculptures out of old bikes

Immaculate fall vibes. Looks beautiful! Thanks for the fun facts too!

Nice. I live in davis and ride these trails regularly. Although these days I’m on a unicycle more often than my bike. I wasn’t aware of all the historical significance you pointed out.

Great overview of Davis bike infrastructure. Fun fact, the Davis Bike Loop connects to all the public schools in town offering safer routes for school kids to ride their bikes.

Great by American standards, but bike usage seems much lower compared to any European college town.

The bike museum is a must-see! (Maybe you have had a chance in the past 5 months.)

Went on a hike at Lake Tahoe back in September.

10:06 had two squirrels on the same ride once run across close to my tires trying to knock me off my bike.

Love riding at Lake Tahoe! More videos on the trails would be appreciated. Thanks!

I was there a few weeks ago. I love Lake Tahoe. I would move there if I could. Or at least close to it so I go every couple of weeks.

The scenery is absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for sharing! I bet the air was so crisp and cool.

I bet you love the nice fall weather there in Tahoe. So pretty there! The water color is stunning. Hope to see more! Ride on and ride safe!

Looks like a gorgeous place to be, especially on a bike. Thanks for the fun facts as well 🤗

I tried to start at El Dorado station last week to ride this trail for the first time. There is construction up about 2.4 miles, just before Missouri Flat Road, that completely blocks the trail and is impassable. I had to ride back to my car at El Dorado station and drive up to Missouri Flat Road and jump back on the trail at the BMX park that is off Depot Road. From Depot Road it was great.

Thanks for the history lesson and the plugs for the art work. I'd love to see the planned art installations happen. I ride this trail, but usually the opposite direction from Folsom Dam down into old town Folsom. It's clean, well maintained and a beautiful ride. Fairly short but easy to connect to other trails on both ends.

Local rider who really enjoyed your video. Nice job! Thanks!

North Tahoe has some very nice bike paths

Hiway 50, not The 50 🙃

crazy to end up at irvine park... i wonder how many ebikers just ride their mtb to the trails this way lol

Thanks!

Pretty cool dude!!

Cool video!!!

Wow! That Hall of Fame is amazing!

Can I park there at Bikeway Village or is there a parking lot nearby where I can leave my car and ride the entire route?

This is a wonderful video. You obviously put a lot of time and effort into putting it together. I have a vacation planned to SoCal next month and I used this video in planning one of my rides. Thank you!

Thanks for this great video which inspired us to ride the trail this past weekend! (September 2024). As one commenter mentioned below, a small portion of the trail is currently closed (scheduled through Dec 31, 2024) at Missouri Flat Road for construction of a pedestrian/bike overpass. Other cyclists we met told us that they could not find an easy way around on bike when coming from the El Dorado Station. We ended up driving to Placerville and parking at the Placerville Station lot (2984 Mosquito Rd) just to the east of downtown. The trail is adjacent to that lot and we biked west to the bridge. Awesome! www.eldoradocounty.ca.gov/files/assets/county/v/1/documents/land-use/parks-amp-trails/news-release_1.pdf We look forward to following your other rides and videos!

Beautiful trail. Will definitely have to check this out!

Is ebike allowed here? Under 20 mph

I wish he would give more details on where the trail starts from. I’m interested in doing this ride.

Yess I live there❤❤😊

I drove up to Sacramento last weekend to specifically ride the trail after watching this, it was a very nice ride. I was a bit annoyed that the parking lot on Missouri Flat Road was being dug up and I had to figure how to get back on the trail, until I saw the sign indicating the work is to build a new trail overpass .. that will be nice. I missed the turning after Placerville to get back on the trail and rode the road for a few more miles, d'oh ! One difference to your ride is that the trail was very busy. Thank you for the video.

Great questions and informative answers. Thank you!

Been nice watching your videos these past few years. Love the content and quality. Keep up the good work!

You’ve been doing a phenomenal job, Andrew!

if your not used to dry heat don't try doing this. your water will be hot even if you freeze it. if you can normally ride 10 miles cut that in half.

in the summer it hit over 100 degrees alot of the days and the closer you get to hemet the higher the temp gets.. rest of the year is pretty good.

Interestingly, Folsom Prison isn't in Folsom. The prison is it's own town named, interestingly, Repressa.

I live here and I never knew that bridge was their, I’ll have to explore!

That’s not Southern California?

So can I cycle on the sidewalk or not

What kind of drone do you use?. 2:44:10