10.3 miles
Distance
1,596 ft
Climb
-1,604 ft
Descent
1,060 ft
High Point

A nice little sample of the Pacifica goods brought to you by local legend Brian Gong. Climb up Pedro Mountain Road to access this loop with amazing views of Pacifica, Devils Slide, and Half Moon Bay. At the Top of Perdro Mountain Rd. go right onto Pedro Mountain Crest Trail, up the switchbacks to Old Colma Road, all the way to Green Valley Road and that will take you to Hwy 1. Cross Hwy 1 to the Devil's Slide Trail (old hwy1) to the Arroyo Trail back down into Pacifica. Now it's just a quick ride down Linda Del Mar Blvd, and then a right onto Adobe Drive back to the car.

Detailed Description
Brian Gong's Leisure Lap is a 10 mile popular intermediate route located near Pacifica California. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 7 trails. This route climbs 1,596 ft with a max elevation of 1,060 ft then descends -1,604 ft.
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11 Reviews & Comments

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ruffryder69 (Mar 10, 2023 at 14:36)
Trail Tanga
Whoever rebuilt the flowy section on this crushed it. Thanks again!
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bos31337 (Sep 17, 2022 at 13:10)
Trail Tanga
Thanks to some dedicated trail work, this trail has been wonderful through spring and early summer.

By mid to late season it degrades into being quite nasty, with the soft dry dirt unable to hold up, developing deep narrow ruts on every steep turn in the trail, and chonky braking bumps on many of the downhill straights.
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Herbert69 (Feb 4, 2023 at 11:49)
Trail Tanga
You're correct. The conditions really come down to how much rain we get. Which isnt much these years.
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odinmarin (Aug 27, 2022 at 14:57)
Use the fire road if you want to climb
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branman12 (Jul 30, 2022 at 21:07)
Trail is overall in good shape, really tight with the bushes and the cliffs so bail uphill if you lose it
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Fjr17 (Jun 29, 2022 at 11:57)
I'm pretty sure the majority of the people go downhill on this trail. Just climb via the fireroad.
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smgishot13 (Jun 18, 2022 at 22:33)
This is an uphill climbing trail. Please don’t descend it. If you do it will get too torn up to climb and then we’ll have no climbing trails. Go descend one of the many downhill trails instead. If you can’t handle them, that’s not an excuse to descend this trail.
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bos31337 (Nov 13, 2021 at 8:31)
This is a beautiful trail to climb, with a few rocky and muddy sections, and some steep grippy switchbacks that keep you focused but are totally doable. Watch out for potential pedal strikes in the rutted sections.
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jmorganmusic (Jul 24, 2021 at 10:47)
Trail Tunnel
Steep with slight turns. The slope combined with high bushes makes it hard to see what’s coming up in some sections. The pictures and videos on trail forks have nothing to do with this trail.
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jkrogue (Jun 26, 2021 at 10:25)
Great trail. Really fun to climb and the moisture from the fog gives great traction
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SikeMo (Jan 22, 2020 at 22:10)
This trail is best ridden in the downhill direction. The views are incredible and the trail is very narrow in places. There is a staircase about midway through the descent that you will have to carry your bike up. Shortly before the staircase, the trail has significant cliffside exposure and you best be on your toes.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Other Activities
    • E-Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • eBike Allowed
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Moderate
  • Ridelogs
    1
More Stats for Brian Gong's Leisure Lap mountain bike route
  • Altitude min
    11 ft
  • Altitude start
    87 ft
  • Altitude end
    82 ft
  • Grade max
    -50.3%
  • Grade min
    36.2%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    5,135 ft
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