Arcata Community & Sunny Brae Forests
City of Arcata · near Arcata · North Coast
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Trail miles
- ~24 mi across ~45 bike trails
- Elevation
- ~250-1,010 ft; ~1,100 ft gain
- Best season
- May-October best (coastal-redwood mud Dec-March)
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Mountain Biking detail
- Nickname
- Arcata's Redwood Network
- Ride types
- xc · flow · downhill
- Signature trails
- Peanut Butter · Ridge Loop / Arcata Ridge Trail · Jump Trail / Powerline
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- City community-forest rules restrict motorized use; e-bike status is unclear - verify with the City of Arcata.
- Intl tip
- The North Coast's best in-town riding - ~24 miles of shared-use trail in the redwoods at the edge of Arcata. Peanut Butter is the local classic. Ride late spring through fall (winter's muddy); yield and announce yourself on shared trails.
The guide
The Arcata Community Forest and adjoining Sunny Brae Forest are the North Coast's real riding hub - a genuinely good, locally b…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Arcata Community & Sunny Brae Forests — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 40.8748, -124.054