Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Coastal Fire Road
Mountain biking
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April 18, 2017
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The next segment from the intersection with Coyote Ridge Trail (open to bikes) the Coastal Fireroad drops south, past Fox Trail (hikers only) and merges with Coastal Trail to continue to the bottom of Tennessee Valley.
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Uphill 270 m
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