22.3 miles
Distance
1,408 ft
Climb
-1,414 ft
Descent
438 ft
High Point

This is a sizable loop that showcases the main canyon, Tunnels, Deer Canyon and the Carmel Mountain mesa trails. There are main variations and additional loops that can be added from here but this will pretty much show you the bulk of the areas that comprise the greater LPQ area.

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Intro to LPQ Big Loop is a 22 mile popular easy route located near San Diego California. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 22 trails. This route climbs 1,408 ft with a max elevation of 438 ft then descends -1,414 ft.
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More Stats for Intro to LPQ Big Loop mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    3 hr 2 min
  • Altitude change
    -5 ft
  • Altitude min
    34 ft
  • Altitude start
    238 ft
  • Altitude end
    233 ft
  • Grade max
    -48.1%
  • Grade min
    25.7%
  • Distance climb
    10 miles
  • Distance down
    8 miles
  • Distance flat
    4 miles
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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East Deer Canyon
Mar 22, 2025 @ 7:53am
Mar 22, 2025
Little Waimea
Mar 20, 2025 @ 4:05pm
Mar 20, 2025
Clean and fast. Wish this was longer with a few more jumps.
Powerline
Mar 10, 2025 @ 10:39am
Mar 10, 2025
Tunnel 4
Feb 1, 2025 @ 1:24pm
Feb 1, 2025
Fun, tight, better have descent dropper post ha
West Deer Canyon
Jan 18, 2025 @ 3:34pm
Jan 18, 2025
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