Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park offers riding opportunities from beginner through advanced routes on a combination of easy fire road climbs and great single track descents. Continue reading
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Aliso and Wood Canyons
Tags: aliso viejo, beginner, fall, fire roads, flowy, half day, intermediate, laguna beach, laguna hills, laguna niguel, loop, ocean views, OCPARKS, orange county, quarter day, rocky, scenic, single tracks, smooth, spring, strong beginner, summer, winter, xc
Catalina Island Mountain Biking
Catalina Island is located about 22 miles off the coast of Southern California. Most people only visit the small town of Avalon, which is tiny compared to the rest of the island, especially at 1,500′ above it!
Catalina Island offers 75 square miles of open terrain where you’ll be lucky to spot many others on bikes.
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Tags: all day, avalon, beginner, catalina island, cross country, fall, fire roads, intermediate, ocean views, remote, scenic, smooth, spring, strong beginner, strong intermediate, summer, winter, xc
Crystal Cove State Park
With scenic coastal views and deep canyons, Crystal Cove State Park is a classic California ride. This park is a climber’s delight with some some seriously steep fire roads and offers up a few fun single tracks as well. Combine this with the neighboring areas of Laguna Coast Wilderness,
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El Moro: No Name – Deer – Rattlesnake – Moro Ridge – Fenceline
Tags: fall, flowy, intermediate, irvine, laguna beach, newport beach, ocean views, orange county, quarter day, rocky, scenic, single tracks, spring, strong beginner, summer, winter, xc
Laguna Coast Wilderness
Laguna Coast Wilderness Park is part of the Orange County coastal region, seated between Aliso and Wood Canyons to the east, Crystal Cove State Park to the west and Bommer Canyon areas to the north. Per square mile of territory, it features a greater variety of single track trails compared to its neighbors,
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Malibu Bowl Loop
Situated on the ocean side of Backbone trail overlooking Pepperdine University and Malibu Beach, this loop is about half pavement and half dirt fire road with impressive views of the ocean for the entire ride. Most of the climbing part is paved (first five miles), making this a suitable ride for beginners.
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Tags: fall, fire roads, loop, los angeles county, ocean views, quarter day, scenic, smooth, spring, strong beginner, summer, winter, xc
Malibu Creek State Park
Malibu Creek State Park features beautiful California grasslands, oaks, and impressive panoramic views of the coast from 2400′ above sea level. It’s also a historical site where you might see signs of native indians that lived here and more recently, the remnants of the M.A.S.H.
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Tags: cross country, fall, fire roads, half day, intermediate, loop, los angeles county, ocean views, scenic, single tracks, spring, state park, summer, winter
Point Mugu State Park
The first three miles of this route are a gentle fire road as we go into Sycamore Canyon. The next couple miles we climb up a single track, somewhat steep at times. At about 5.5 miles, the trail turns into an easy paved road climb for about 1 mile.
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Quail Hill to Bommer Canyon Loop
A great loop comprised of publicly accessible trails meandering through Irvine, Laguna Beach and Newport Beach with sweeping vista views of the ocean and surrounding mountains.
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Tags: cross country, fall, fire roads, half day, intermediate, loop, meadows, ocean views, orange county, scenic, smooth, spring, summer, winter
San Clemente Singletracks
The San Clemente Single tracks, also known as “The Weed Patch” are official part of the San Onofre State Park system. So many people visit San Onofre for camping and surfing year round that the wait list for camp spots opens up in February for late summer camping and is sold out within an hour.
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San Juan Capistrano Hills
The San Juan Capistrano Hills are a blend of single tracks, double tracks and fire roads that wind above the hills of San Jan Capistrano. Many of these trails are dead ends, as such, it’s difficult to piece together loops in the area without the experience of actually riding those areas.
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Tags: cross country, fall, fire roads, intermediate, loop, ocean views, orange county, quarter day, scenic, single tracks, smooth, spring, strong beginner, summer, winter
