Your top 3 trails to ride?

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anekin007

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Discussion starter · #1 · Sep 9, 2011

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If you had to pick what would be your top 3 trails to ride?

The reason I asked this because I have less than a month left in LA. so I want to hit up the good spots before I move. Thanks!

 

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#2 · Sep 9, 2011 (Edited)

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Chiquito is always fun, beautiful, and challenging (it's climbable, but it's an easy shuttle from Blue Jay to the candy store).

Noble Canyon is fairly epic if done as a loop.

If you haven't ridden Idyllwild, you should.

Okay, can't do just 3...so I'll throw in Cannell and SART.



Having said that, I'd prefer a bunch of trails along the Norcal coast, Tahoe/D'ville, or in Oregon/Washington. Where you moving to?

 

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#3 · Sep 9, 2011

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Chantry Flat/Winter Creek/Mt. Zion/Gabrielino: One of the most unique rides in SoCal.

Cannel Plunge (Kernville)

And then maybe an afternoon of shuttling McGill (OK, ride up once just to say you did).

 

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#4 · Sep 9, 2011

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Kernville
San Juan
Noble

 

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#5 · Sep 9, 2011

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for summer=1 kernville 2 santana river trail(from boyscout to greenspot) 3 idy- southridge to hombre to exfoliator.

 

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#6 · Sep 9, 2011

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My top 3 are (not in any particular order):

Big Bear: Hanna Flat/Grays Peak/Exploration
Kanan Backbone: Sections 1,2, and 3 going East
Big Sycamore: Backbone/Guadalasca/Sin Nombre-Two Foxes
Chantry Flats: Upper Winter/Mt. Zion/Sturtevant
GMR: Lower Monroe Truck Trail
Chesebro: Fireroad/China Flats/Sheep Corral
Los Robles: West
Wildwood Park: Whole thing
South Mtn, AZ: Desert Classic
San Luis Obispo: MdO/Irish Hills/West Cuesta/Morro Bay
Strawberry Peak (R.I.P.) Boo-hoo-hoo, all gone!
Dirt Mulholland: Caballero/Fireroad/Bent Arrow

Ooops, That's one too many to offer, SORRY!

 

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#7 · Sep 10, 2011

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San Juan/ Chiquito Trail OC
Iron Mtn/ Elly May San Diego
Suicide Trail Agoura Hills

 

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I'm new to riding dh and my favorite so fr are hummingbird, animal and stagecoach. These three can all e ridden in one day as they are really close to each other. All of these in simi valley just off of the 118.

 

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#9 · Sep 12, 2011

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G-Spot
Valhalla
ATT
Pure Genius
The Face(SLO)
Tunnel
Cold Springs
Suicide
A-Line
Schleyer
CBC
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
The Whole Enchilada
Flying Monkey
Goat Camp
Holbert
Geronimo
Mormon

 

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#10 · Sep 12, 2011

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I like riding botanicals which links up with morning glory and elevators. That's on the cuesta grade. Then I like riding mdo loops.

 

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#11 · Sep 12, 2011

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Dusty Bottoms said:

G-Spot
Valhalla
ATT
Pure Genius
The Face(SLO)
Tunnel
Cold Springs
Suicide
A-Line
Schleyer
CBC
Ned's Atomic Dustbin
The Whole Enchilada
Flying Monkey
Goat Camp
Holbert
Geronimo
Mormon

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Kevin, the only reson that none of the trails on your list are from Kernville is because you haven't come up to see me lately.

 

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#12 · Sep 12, 2011

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I'd rather you stay off my favorite trails

 

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dirtvert

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#13 · Sep 13, 2011

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Just to clarify: I'm pretty sure the OP is looking for Socal trails, since he's leaving the area in a few weeks.

Carry on...

 

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#14 · Sep 13, 2011

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in general any trail that is not overrun by SHUTTLERS. wussies. no respect for hard work.
santa ana river was fun.
noble canyon is cool, but the paved climb isn't really worth it - maybe riding up the single track is more fun.
local SD trails are just for workin out, nothing more. nothin to write home about.
maybe a plug for the as of yet unridden for me cannel plunge. does that count?