Freestone Ridge
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Usage
Biking, Hiking
Dogs Friendly?
Yes
Length
2.0 mimiles
ElvElevation
953'
Rating
Freestone Ridge is popular with bikers and joggers because it is a nice option for mid-length rides and longer runs. It climbs from Military Reserve up to the middle foothills. As a downhill, it is scorching fast, with wide open sight lines. As an uphill, it feels like interval training, with steep scrambles followed by flatter plateaus. Often looped with Sidewinder.
Recent Trail Reports
May 1, 2022 at 6:21 pmI hiked Hard Guy Friday afternoon and as I was descending, I could see the annual sheep migration heading up a ridge line, two ridges over, into the trees so that may be the source.
April 23, 2022 at 12:56 pmI rode up there yesterday as well. I thought it was sheep sh#%. I didn't see any horse hoof prints at all. A herd must have crossed the trail a day or two prior. I saw some near Watchman last year about this time. Man was it windy up there yesterday!
April 22, 2022 at 11:15 amTons of horse shit spread across the trail, between the Fat Tire and Femrites junctions. Looked pretty intentional
April 3, 2020 at 8:16 amDry, but not in the greatest shape due to overuse during muddy periods. A lot of ruts.
March 4, 2020 at 9:27 amFreestone is completely dry!
February 24, 2020 at 10:21 amFreestone had 2 or 3 puddles/muddy spots
Trail Photos
Tons of horse shit spread across the trail, between the Fat Tire and Femrites junctions. Looked pretty intentional
I rode up there yesterday as well. I thought it was sheep sh#%. I didn’t see any horse hoof prints at all. A herd must have crossed the trail a day or two prior. I saw some near Watchman last year about this time. Man was it windy up there yesterday!
I hiked Hard Guy Friday afternoon and as I was descending, I could see the annual sheep migration heading up a ridge line, two ridges over, into the trees so that may be the source.
I hiked Hard Guy Friday afternoon and as I was descending, I could see the annual sheep migration heading up a ridge line, two ridges over, into the trees so that may be the source.
Dry, but not in the greatest shape due to overuse during muddy periods. A lot of ruts.
Freestone is completely dry!
Freestone had 2 or 3 puddles/muddy spots
Getting sandy, chopped up, and loose.
Snow only adjacent to a couple of sections, deep pool of water in only one section, remember to ride THROUGH not around!
Fine when frozen this morning, but probably shouldn’t ride above 31º because of the muddy sections toward the bottom.
I would stay away unless solidly frozen. Lots of mud and ice at the bottom. Deep snow drifts toward the top.
Loose and sandy. Riding like late summer right now.
Riding fast, but loose in the corners and it has already started to dry out a bunch. Watch out for ruts due to the rain storms we have had. Can make riding fast precarious.
Riding so good after the little bit of rain we got.
Lower portion of the trail is in great condition, gets wet with snow patches around 4000′. Turned back at the flats prior to the climb to fat tire trail junction.
The top 1/3 has long stretches of snow, and the steep bit before Fat Tire is icy
Complete with all the usual ruts and one easily avoidable puddle. The lower half is excellent
Just the one puddle in the usual spot…get some!
Primo conditions with the exception of one puddle.
One small puddle is all