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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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Trail Ridden Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
20 trails
- Hike
20 trails
- Trail Running
19 trails
Region Details
- 4
- 10
- 6
Region Status
Caution as of Jan 8, 2023Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 20
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 20
- Trails E-Bike
- 5
- Trails Hike
- 20
- Trails Trail Running
- 19
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Total Distance
- 38 miles
- Total Descent
- 3,871 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,000 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,385 ft
- Reports
- 265
- Photos
- 201
- Ridden Counter
- 1,711
Popular Otay Reservoir Mountain Biking Trails
Otay Reservoir Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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California to Canada Section 1- San Diego | 21 miles | |
Chula Vista Mega Loop | 40 miles |
Photos of Otay Reservoir Mountain Bike
trail: South Side
7 |
Jan 11, 2023 @ 4:39pm
Jan 11, 2023
trail: Lower Otay Lake Trail
11 |
Dec 10, 2022 @ 10:17am
Dec 10, 2022
trail: Upper Otay Lake Trail
2 |
Oct 29, 2022 @ 9:48am
Oct 29, 2022
trail: Upper Otay Lake Trail
4 |
Oct 29, 2022 @ 9:48am
Oct 29, 2022
trail: Lower Otay Lake Trail
124 |
Jun 29, 2019 @ 10:32am
Jun 29, 2019
trail: Lower Otay Lake Trail
119 |
Jun 29, 2019 @ 10:31am
Jun 29, 2019
trail: Lower Otay Lake Trail
182 |
Apr 13, 2018 @ 2:36pm
Apr 13, 2018
trail: Lower Otay Lake Trail
211 |
Jul 19, 2017 @ 1:40pm
Jul 19, 2017Videos of Otay Reservoir Mountain Bike

trail: Otay Mountain Truck Trail
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Feb 8, 2021
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Upper Otay Lake Trail | Mar 18, 2023 @ 10:49am Mar 18, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | BenLow2019 | Still flooded on the north and west side... |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Centennial Trail | Mar 19, 2023 @ 6:32am Mar 19, 2023 | Ideal | BenLow2019 | ||
Mountain Hawk | Mar 19, 2023 @ 6:31am Mar 19, 2023 | Ideal | BenLow2019 | ||
Centennial Trail - Lower Otay | Mar 19, 2023 @ 6:30am Mar 19, 2023 | Ideal | BenLow2019 | ||
The Alley | Mar 18, 2023 @ 10:50am Mar 18, 2023 | Wet | BenLow2019 | ||
Salt Creek Path | Mar 12, 2023 @ 6:00pm Mar 12, 2023 | Ideal | BenLow2019 | ||
Otay Lakes County Park Mtn | Mar 12, 2023 @ 5:55pm Mar 12, 2023 | Ideal | BenLow2019 | ||
Traverse | Mar 12, 2023 @ 5:54pm Mar 12, 2023 | Ideal | BenLow2019 | ||
Otay Mountain Truck Trail | Feb 11, 2023 @ 5:58pm Feb 11, 2023 | Dry | Haro2021 | ||
Lower Otay Lake Trail | Jan 22, 2023 @ 12:12pm Jan 22, 2023 | Prevalent Mud | BenLow2019 | ||
South Side | Jan 12, 2023 @ 7:02am Jan 12, 2023 | Ideal | BenLow2019 |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date | |
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![]() | BenLow2019 | add | report | Centennial Trail - Lower Otay and 2 more | Mar 19, 2023 @ 6:30am Mar 19, 2023 |
![]() | BenLow2019 | add | report | Upper Otay Lake Trail and 1 more | Mar 18, 2023 @ 10:49am Mar 18, 2023 |
![]() | BenLow2019 | add | report | Traverse and 6 more | Mar 12, 2023 @ 5:54pm Mar 12, 2023 |
![]() | maddy03 | update | region | Otay Reservoir | Feb 22, 2023 @ 12:53pm Feb 22, 2023 |
![]() | Haro2021 | add | report | Otay Mountain Truck Trail | Feb 11, 2023 @ 5:58pm Feb 11, 2023 |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date | |
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![]() | trail | New fencing installed at the boat launch... | Dec 26, 2022 @ 10:27am Dec 26, 2022 | ||
![]() | trail | Still very dry, brush was cleared in some areas. | Dec 5, 2020 @ 11:48am Dec 5, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | Check the reports for most up to date... | Aug 13, 2020 @ 11:53pm Aug 13, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | Trail is in great shape. Overgrown in just a... | Aug 4, 2020 @ 9:54pm Aug 4, 2020 | ||
![]() | trail | Fun ride and has harder spots that make it fun... | Jul 14, 2020 @ 10:07pm Jul 14, 2020 |
Nearby Areas
name | distance | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hollenbeck Canyon | 1 | 4 | 4.8 km | ||
Sweetwater Reservoir | 22 | 11 | 1 | 7.9 km | |
Chula Vista Canyon Trails | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8.3 km | |
Crestridge | 15 | 2 | 11.6 km | ||
City Heights | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11.7 km |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 20 | 38 miles | 3,871 ft | 13 miles | 2,999 ft | #3,636 | #1,702 | 197 | 265 | 3 | 2,957 | |
E-Bike | 5 | 12 miles | 413 ft | 3 miles | 2,910 ft | 82 | 2 | 109 | ||||
Hike | 20 | 38 miles | 3,871 ft | 13 miles | 2,999 ft | #2,950 | #1,558 | 265 | 1 | 71 | ||
Trail Running | 19 | 38 miles | 3,871 ft | 13 miles | 2,999 ft | #2,959 | #1,561 | 4 | 263 | 2 | 47 | |
Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 13 miles | 2,759 ft | 6 miles | 2,707 ft | 14 | 1 |
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