As planned over months of COVID-19 restrictions and established by Ben Berriman and Rob Phillpott June 2020.

The Blue Mountains are often thought of for the undoubtedly spectacular views found in upper Blue Mountains towns of Katoomba and Blackheath. The lower mountains, however, are equally gifted in the show nature puts on for those willing to venture into our natural environment and spend their days wandering through nature's goodness.

This route combines 3 popular trails to travel from the Palo Alto Baylands over the Santa Cruz Mountains and then finish at the Pacific Ocean.  The route starts with the Bay to Ridge Trail then connects with the Bay Area Ridge Trail and then finishes with the Skyline to the Sea Trail. The route is roughly 85% trail / 15% city running covering just over 50 miles and just under 7000 feet of elevation gain.

Bay to Ridge Trail

The route follows Rampart Range Road from highway 67 in Sedalia to Garden Drive in Colorado Springs. Rampart Range Road is a dirt road that was built during the Great Depression of the 1930's by the Civil Conservation Corps. The route varies from 6,300' to 9,500' of elevation and offers fantastic views of the front range from Castle Rock to Colorado Springs to the east, the mountains of Pike National forest to the west and Waldo Canyon, Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak to the South.