Mountain bike trail conditions · Bay Area, CA
Trails are dry, excuses aren't.
El Corte de Madera sits in the Bay Area, CA area, on sandy soil that drains fast over terrain that sheds water and dries quickly. Heavy tree cover holds the damp in, so it stays wet longer than the sky overhead would suggest. Whether it’s worth riding comes down to how that ground sheds and holds water after rain. That’s exactly what Loam tracks, hour by hour.
El Corte de Madera’s drying behavior comes down to what Loam measures for this exact location:
Sandy, coarse soil sheds water fast. These trails are among the quickest to recover after rain.
Heavy tree cover shades the soil and blocks wind, so these trails dry slowly and can hold morning damp even after dry days.
Water runs off this terrain rather than pooling, which helps the surface dry out after rain.
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As of the latest update, El Corte de Madera is Rideable now (PRIME). Trails are dry, excuses aren't. No measurable rain in the past week.
El Corte de Madera sits on sandy soil that drains fast. Sandy, coarse soil sheds water fast. These trails are among the quickest to recover after rain.
El Corte de Madera usually needs only a few hours to recover after light rain. Its terrain drains at a moderate pace. Heavy tree cover slows drying further.
Rarely. El Corte de Madera sits low and mild enough (around 2,057 ft) that snow seldom affects riding; conditions are driven by rain and drying. Loam still flags FROZEN on the rare freeze.