11.3 miles
Distance
1,681 ft
Climb
-1,689 ft
Descent
1,009 ft
High Point

Up moro ridge to bvd. Back up to missing link and down escalator instead of rattlesnake to make things a little easier.

Detailed Description
BVD Route is a 11 mile popular intermediate route located near Laguna Beach California. This mountain bike primary route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 1,681 ft with a max elevation of 1,009 ft then descends -1,689 ft.
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Orange County Mountain Bike Association (OCMTBA) (www.ocmtba.com)
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  • Riding area
    Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Other Activities
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Difficulty rating
    Blue
  • Route Type
    Loop
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Direction
    One Direction
  • Physical rating
    Hard
More Stats for BVD Route mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 40 min
  • Altitude min
    37 ft
  • Altitude start
    155 ft
  • Altitude end
    148 ft
  • Grade
    -0%
  • Grade max
    -40.2%
  • Grade min
    43.1%
  • Distance climb
    5 miles
  • Distance down
    5 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,547 ft
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Missing Link
Aug 16, 2023 @ 10:09am
Aug 16, 2023
Back to normal, plenty of new growth cacti
BVD
Jul 30, 2023 @ 3:40pm
Jul 30, 2023
Agree with the others that it should not be open. Way too overgrown, way too over-rutted...about 70% of it was just a mess.
Moro Canyon (in progress - need to add additional GPS data North of Slow N Easy)
Jul 1, 2022 @ 7:23pm
Jul 1, 2022
Crystal Cove Parking Lot Connector Trail
Jun 13, 2022 @ 10:15am
Jun 13, 2022
Elevator
May 3, 2022 @ 1:22pm
May 3, 2022
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