7.8 miles
Distance
1,303 ft
Climb
-1,312 ft
Descent
859 ft
High Point

A great tour of the best advanced trails and fun features in San Clemente
This route takes you on all the best that this gem of a riding area has to offer, from Hi'r Line on the backside, to Car Crash on the upper section of the network. Look for lots of fun trail features, but everything in this route does have a ride or walkaround.
Be sure to scope your lines if you're unfamiliar with these trails, and have fun!

Detailed Description
San Clemente - Advanced Route is a 8 mile popular expert route located near San Clemente California. This mountain bike only route. This route includes 7 trails. This route climbs 1,303 ft with a max elevation of 859 ft then descends -1,312 ft.
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Trails in Route

Hi'r Line
Car Crash3,028 ft
Ricky Bobby3,022 ft
Couches1,296 ft
Jumpline 1289 ft
Jumpline 2965 ft
Upline548 ft

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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
    Mountain Bike
  • Difficulty rating
    Black Diamond
  • Bike type
    AM
  • Ridelogs
    17
More Stats for San Clemente - Advanced Route mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 32 min
  • Altitude change
    -7 ft
  • Altitude min
    137 ft
  • Altitude start
    456 ft
  • Altitude end
    449 ft
  • Grade max
    -55.9%
  • Grade min
    34.5%
  • Distance climb
    4 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    4,219 ft
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Ricky Bobby
Jun 22, 2025 @ 2:44pm
Jun 22, 2025
Still some weeds, but clear enough to ride now
Hi'r Line
Jun 16, 2025 @ 1:28pm
Jun 16, 2025
Running good
Couches
May 18, 2025 @ 7:43am
May 18, 2025
Look out for poison oak
Upline
Feb 20, 2025 @ 12:46pm
Feb 20, 2025
Car Crash
Dec 8, 2024 @ 7:31am
Dec 8, 2024
getting rough and worn out
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