Toro County Park
Salinas / Monterey, Hwy 68 · near Salinas · Central Coast
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- advanced
- Trail miles
- ~30-39 mi network (~20+ mi designated for bikes)
- Elevation
- Trailhead ~350ft; Ollason Peak ~1,800ft; ~1,400ft climbs
- Best season
- Fall-spring for cool temps; brutally hot and exposed in summer; greasy after winter rain
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- xc · all-mountain · enduro
- Signature trails
- Ollason Trail to Ollason Peak · Pipeline · Terminal Velocity / Airplane
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- Monterey County prohibits e-bikes on park dirt trails (an ordinance to allow Class 1-3 was under consideration - verify current status).
- Intl tip
- Start early and carry more water than you think - the climbs to Ollason Peak are fully exposed with no water or shade.
The guide
Toro is the real mountain-bike destination for the Salinas and Monterey side outside Fort Ord - a big, hilly grassland-and-oak …
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Toro County Park — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.5883, -121.729