Remind me to post here tomorrow if I forget.
Mission Trails isn’t far but you would need to drive there. It is wide open double trail mostly with ups and downs.
Noble Canyon is an IMBA epic and about and hour drive. Long climb up (hour +) but a good rip down.
Man, some of that short tech stuff next to the ravines was death if you tipped over.This is true. When I rode out there last year, I rented a bike from The Bike Revolution downtown (near the Gaslight District) and drove out to Noble Canyon. It's a long but easy drive - basically you're on three highways the whole time. The climb is mostly a paved pathway, but it is long - over 5 miles. Once you get to the top, though, you don't need a chain for the most part - it's downhill the whole way back on singletrack. Fun stuff but didn't feel like I was really doing a typical "ride" - it was just a slog to the top followed by coasting. Aside from a few rocky sections ont eh descent, it required no MTB skill at all. Here is the profile when I rode:
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Man, some of that short tech stuff next to the ravines was death if you tipped over.
Did you go in the cave/old mine?
It was pretty close to the one parking lot, somewhere near the bottomNo - I didn't see a mine - was that near the last tech section? I did see a group hiking over in one spot just off the trail around there.
Hiking is my Plan B ... what do you recommend?Following this thread... I’m in La Jolla for work about 5 times a year. I’ve found tons of great hiking but can never find any info on bike friendly trails. The terrain seems perfect for an epic trail... somebody go build one.
Torrey Pines is always fun if only for the views. It’s basically across the street from my job site so I usually hit it up. It’s very “moderate” hiking... tourist friendly trails with guard rails and such... but still an absolutely beautiful park.Hiking is my Plan B ... what do you recommend?