12 miles with +2,600 ft elevation gain

Out & Back run from BBT trailhead on Encinal Rd.
Run as far as you’d like, then turn around and head back.
(This map shows the trail all the way to Sandstone Pk which is 12 miles out! 24 miles total!)

Starting at the Encinal parking lot a gentle uphill run all the way to Etz. Melloy Motorway, then you transition on a fire road for a bit with steeper climbs until you transition back onto singletrack trail.

Good turn around points are:
– Etz. Meloy fire road which is 4 miles out. (total= 8 miles)
– Yerba Buena road crossing which is about 5.5 miles out. (total= 11 miles)
– Mishe Mockwa parking lot which is 10 miles out. (total= 20 miles)
– Sandstone Peak is 12 miles out. (total= 24 miles)