Harding-Joplin-Luge - Advanced Route route

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More Stats for Harding-Joplin-Luge - Advanced Route mountain bike route

Mountain Bike

25.1 miles

Distance

4,789 ft

Climb

-4,808 ft

Descent

5,054 ft

High Point

This is a long, difficult route. It is for very solid intermediate and advanced riders. Please consider elevation and trail rating before riding this route.

There is no shortage of great routes in the Santa Ana Mountains, and this is one of the classics

Harding to Joplin is a challenging loop, but well worth the effort. It starts off with an 11-mile fire road climb followed by a 2-plus-mile rowdy descent on technical singletrack on remote and rugged terrain. The fun continues down Santiago Truck Trail to the top of The Luge, for a final fun descent.

Be prepared to spend anywhere from 3 to 6-plus hours pushing the pedals, and be aware that you may not have cell reception in some places. Bring plenty of water, food, emergency gear, extra clothing, etc.

If you're riding this route with friends, you may consider leaving a car at Cook's to avoid the road climb back to Modjeska Canyon. Please respect Cook's parking rules if you leave a car in their lot. And if you decide to ride Santiago Canyon Road back to Modjeska, please use extreme caution.

Detailed Description

Harding-Joplin-Luge - Advanced Route is a 40451 popular extreme route located near Cleveland National Forest California. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 1459.7 with a max elevation of 1540.6 then descends -1465.6.

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Riding area

Cleveland National Forest
Primary Activity

Mountain Bike
Difficulty rating

Double Black Diamond
Route Type

Loop
Direction

One Direction
Physical rating

Hard
Ridelogs

24

Altitude min

1,094 ft
Altitude start

1,415 ft
Altitude end

1,394 ft
Grade max

-76.7%
Grade min

47.6%
Distance climb

14 miles
Distance down

10 miles
Distance flat

1 mile

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trail	date	description
Joplin	Apr 23, 2022 @ 9:43am Apr 23, 2022	Trail is in awesome shape but starting to get overgrown and Poison Oak is completely unavoidable. Bring Tecnu for afterwards.
The Luge	Apr 23, 2022 @ 9:42am Apr 23, 2022	Good shape
Santiago Truck Trail (Luge to Old Camp)	Apr 23, 2022 @ 9:42am Apr 23, 2022
Harding Truck Trail	Apr 23, 2022 @ 9:42am Apr 23, 2022
Main Divide (Four Corners to Santiago Peak)	Apr 23, 2022 @ 9:42am Apr 23, 2022

Harding Truck Trail

Main Divide (Four Corners to Santiago Peak)

Santiago Truck Trail (Luge to Old Camp)