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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
31 trails
- E-Bike
1 trails
- Horse
1 trails
- Hike
32 trails
- Trail Running
32 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
1 trails
Region Details
- 9
- 2
- 11
- 9
Region Status
Open as of Nov 5, 2024Local Trail Association
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 31
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 31
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Horse
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 32
- Trails Trail Running
- 32
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 1
- Total Distance
- 25 miles
- Total Descent
- 4,455 ft
- Total Vertical
- 1,297 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 1,687 ft
- Reports
- 130
- Photos
- 85
- Ridden Counter
- 6,434
Sub Regions
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San Elijo Hills
- 2
- 11
- 9
Popular San Marcos Mountain Biking Trails
San Marcos Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 SDMBA Archipelago Ride - Full Route Final Updated | 50 miles | |
| SEH It Ain't So | 6 miles | |
| Bill's Practice Ride | 50 miles | |
| 2023 Full Archipelago Ride | 48 miles | |
| Combine some Elijo and Elfin trails | 23 miles |
Photos of San Marcos Mountain Bike
trail: E. Quarry Alt
16 |
Jul 21, 2023 @ 9:59am
Jul 21, 2023
trail: E. Quarry Trail
13 |
Jul 21, 2023 @ 9:52am
Jul 21, 2023
trail: E. Quarry Trail
17 |
Jul 21, 2023 @ 9:32am
Jul 21, 2023
trail: San Elijo waterfall
29 | | 1 comments
Apr 3, 2022 @ 3:28pm
Apr 3, 2022
trail: San Elijo waterfall
49 | | 1 comments
Apr 3, 2022 @ 3:28pm
Apr 3, 2022
trail: San Elijo waterfall
25 | | 1 comments
Apr 3, 2022 @ 3:28pm
Apr 3, 2022
trail: Canyon Trail
2,591 |
Feb 17, 2015 @ 8:30pm
Feb 17, 2015
trail: Canyon Trail
552 | | 1 comments
May 6, 2014 @ 10:28pm
May 6, 2014Videos of San Marcos Mountain Bike
trail: Secret Trail
0:41 |
11286 |
Mar 16, 2016
trail: Poison Oak
0:24 |
9 |
Mar 15, 2015
trail: Sunset Trail
0:59 |
315 |
Jan 28, 2014
trail: Canyon Trail
3:36 |
104 |
Jan 21, 2014
trail: Poison Oak
3:51 |
717 |
Oct 15, 2013
trail: Poison Oak
0:24 |
795 |
Jul 2, 2013
trail: Canyon Trail
23:17 |
268 |
Mar 11, 2013
trail: Poison Oak
0:31 |
1066 |
Jan 31, 2013
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne's Descent | Nov 5, 2024 @ 9:00pm Nov 5, 2024 | Dry | IVDCA1 | ||
| Beck's flow trail | Oct 6, 2024 @ 3:08pm Oct 6, 2024 | Very Dry | IVDCA1 | ||
| Sunset Trail | Jun 18, 2024 @ 7:25am Jun 18, 2024 | Variable | Gears2 | ||
| Sunset Trail | Jun 18, 2024 @ 7:25am Jun 18, 2024 | Dry | Gears2 | ||
| Lakeview Trail | Jun 16, 2024 @ 12:37am Jun 16, 2024 | Dry | Del-Mar-Diesel | ||
| Make a Wish | May 16, 2024 @ 9:15am May 16, 2024 | Unknown | acampillo | ||
| Junipero Connector | Aug 10, 2023 @ 1:32am Aug 10, 2023 | Ideal | crpocock | ||
| San Elijo to Denning Connector | Feb 17, 2023 @ 10:32pm Feb 17, 2023 | Dry | scarbez | ||
| 765 | Dec 28, 2022 @ 1:21pm Dec 28, 2022 | Wet | ebnelson | ||
| Frank's Peak Descent | Jun 17, 2022 @ 4:43pm Jun 17, 2022 | Dry | niterider03 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trailforks | add | video | activity #68122219 | Mar 20, 2025 @ 11:01pm 2 days |
| Karlos4o55WY | ridden | route | activity #67537727 | Mar 10, 2025 @ 11:43am Mar 10, 2025 |
| MattinButte | comment | trail | activity #66413991 | Feb 18, 2025 @ 1:25pm Feb 18, 2025 |
| MountainKook | wishlist | trail | activity #63760708 | Dec 29, 2024 @ 10:03pm Dec 29, 2024 |
| RockBiter | wishlist | route | activity #63507459 | Dec 25, 2024 @ 10:21am Dec 25, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Fun descent! | Feb 18, 2025 @ 1:25pm Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| trail | This trail is very narrow with not much... | Oct 27, 2024 @ 9:19am Oct 27, 2024 | ||
| trail | Pretty loose but still fun. Be careful as this... | Aug 5, 2024 @ 9:30pm Aug 5, 2024 | ||
| trail | Wide fire road. Mainly used as an up line. | Aug 5, 2024 @ 7:52pm Aug 5, 2024 | ||
| trail | Loose | Aug 5, 2024 @ 7:51pm Aug 5, 2024 |
Local Badges
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10 Green Trails78 awarded -
Epic Ride Climb 2k132 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge95 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge5 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k133 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge98 awarded
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 31 | 25 miles | 4,455 ft | 10 miles | 1,296 ft | #1,521 | #821 | 85 | 130 | 4 | 12,893 | |
| E-Bike | 1 | 2,369 ft | 174 ft | 1,365 ft | 154 ft | #1,691 | #346 | 114 | 1,104 | |||
| Horse | 1 | 3,307 ft | 338 ft | 2,982 ft | 302 ft | #550 | #329 | 26 | 3 | |||
| Hike | 32 | 25 miles | 4,281 ft | 10 miles | 1,296 ft | #1,321 | #803 | 125 | 700 | |||
| Trail Running | 32 | 25 miles | 4,281 ft | 10 miles | 1,296 ft | #1,329 | #802 | 125 | 1,568 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 1 | 3,307 ft | 338 ft | 2,982 ft | 302 ft | #189 | #114 | 26 | 53 |
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