
Trail Manager: Penn Valley residents and trail users | This trail is not maintained by Bear Yuba Land Trust
Length: 1.7 miles one way
Altitude change: 0′-10′
Trail Surface: Paved
Rules: Posted “stop and walk” at public road crossings; keep right of center line
Trailhead: To reach the main trailhead from Grass Valley, take Highway 20 west 5.6 miles and turn left at the light onto Penn Valley Drive. Follow it 0.6 mile to the center of town. Just before the stop sign, turn right into the Penn Valley Village Center. The trailhead is in the shopping center. Look for the paved path and a “Bike Path – Begin” sign in the most southerly part of the shopping center parking lot — close to the intersection of Penn Valley Drive and Spenceville Road (N39.19731 W121.17710). The path goes out to and across Penn Valley Drive where it turns west and follows Penn Valley Drive.
Trail Facts: Starting at the Penn Valley Village Center, the path stays along the south side of Penn Valley Drive for 0.4 mile then crosses the road to the north side. The pathway then continues for another 1.3 miles to its end at Pleasant Valley Road. (The main entrance to Western Gateway Park is 0.9 miles from the trailhead in the Penn Valley Village Center.)