Henry W. Coe State Park
Morgan Hill (South Bay) · near Morgan Hill · SF Bay Area
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- expert
- Trail miles
- Largest state park in Northern California · 87,000 acres, vast trail/dirt-road network
- Elevation
- Relentless steep climbs and descents · Some of the toughest sustained grades in the Bay Area
- Best season
- Spring and fall (brutally hot in summer, muddy in winter)
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- xc · all-mountain
- Signature trails
- The classic Coe suffer-loops · China Hole / Middle Ridge
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- State park backcountry; check e-bike regulations, though the terrain favors fit riders on any bike.
- Intl tip
- Henry Coe is east of Morgan Hill in the South Bay. Spring wildflowers can be spectacular. The park's remoteness makes it a favorite for bikepacking and overnight backcountry trips — check with rangers about backcountry permits and water sources before venturing deep.
The guide
Henry W. Coe State Park, the largest state park in Northern California at 87,000 acres, is where Bay Area riders go to suffer g…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Henry W. Coe State Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.187, -121.548