9.2 miles
Distance
1,796 ft
Climb
-434 ft
Descent
1,555 ft
High Point
A route from PQ Canyon to Black Mountain Summit on dirt with minimal roads. Can ride the opposite direction too, but there are more fun routes down from the top of Black Mountain.
Detailed Description
PQ Canyon to Black Mountain is a 14760 popular easy route located near San Diego California. This mountain bike only route can be used one direction and has a moderate overall physical rating. This route includes 22 trails. This route climbs 547.5 with a max elevation of 473.9 then descends -132.3.
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Trails in Route
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| 2,339 ft | |||||
| 1,362 ft | |||||
| 702 ft | |||||
| 1,158 ft | |||||
| 1 mile | |||||
| 3,727 ft | |||||
| 1,138 ft | |||||
| 2,707 ft | |||||
| 1,358 ft | |||||
| 873 ft | |||||
| 1,722 ft | |||||
| 1,247 ft |
Details
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Riding area
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Primary ActivityMountain Bike
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Difficulty ratingGreen
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Route TypePoint to Point
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eBike Allowed
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Bike typeAM, XC, CX, Gravel
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DirectionOne Direction
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Physical ratingModerate
More Stats for PQ Canyon to Black Mountain mountain bike route
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Altitude change1,362 ft
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Altitude min193 ft
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Altitude start193 ft
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Altitude end1,555 ft
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Grade2.8%
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Grade max-31.3%
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Grade min35%
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Distance climb7 miles
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat3,297 ft
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
- bi-directional trail
- no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
Contribute Details
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Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months.
Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
- most popular
- popular
- less popular
- not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
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Radar Time
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
Only show trails with NO bikes.
Trail transparency
Photos
Videos
The Cardiac Hill Experience - Penasquitos Canyon, San Diego
trail: Tunnels Road
5 | comments: 0 | favs:
Apr 30, 2022
Downhill Tunnel Vision || Specialized Turbo Levo Expert
trail: Tunnel 4
2:52 | 136 | comments: 0 | favs:
Dec 17, 2021
Recent Trail Reports Along Route
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