1.2 miles
Distance
149 ft
Climb
-220 ft
Descent
00:07:29
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park
    San Juan Capistrano, California
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Trail Type
    Doubletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC, Gravel, Adaptive MTB
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #104604 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #86625 in Trail Running
    • #17889 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    County of Orange

Main trail from parking area to get into the park. Rough dirt road. Gets abused by horses.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bell Canyon Trail (Star Rise to Parking) mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -72 ft
  • Altitude min
    428 ft
  • Altitude max
    529 ft
  • Altitude start
    500 ft
  • Altitude end
    428 ft
  • Grade
    -1.133%
  • Grade max
    -16.385%
  • Grade min
    24.084%
  • Distance climb
    2,698 ft
  • Distance down
    3,635 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:29
  • Avg reverse time
    00:09:31
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on Jul 6, 2022
Dry
Avg: 2.99 (4 votes)
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      Bell Canyon... Trail Reports

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      Jul 6, 2022 @ 9:06am
      Jul 6, 2022
      Jul 2, 2021 @ 11:59am
      Jul 2, 2021
      Feb 12, 2021 @ 1:12pm
      Feb 12, 2021
      Jan 24, 2021 @ 9:21pm
      Jan 24, 2021
      OC parks closed the trails in Caspers because of the rains and worry of mudslides
      Dec 18, 2020 @ 4:03pm
      Dec 18, 2020
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      6 Months
      • 9 rides
      • 36 miles avg distance
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      • 43 rides
      • Last: Feb 28, 2025

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      Nov 28, 2020 @ 4:52pm
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      2018 Non Dot Caspers Wilderness XC | Men Elite...
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