1.5 miles
Distance
378 ft
Climb
-124 ft
Descent
00:14:05
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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park
    Lake Forest, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Uphill Only
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    Jan-Dec
  • Global Ranking
    #4282 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #26254 in Trail Running
    • #1912 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    County of Orange

One way singletrack that follows the creek. It gets sandy in the spring, summer, and fall

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Borrego Canyon Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    254 ft
  • Altitude min
    799 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,056 ft
  • Altitude start
    802 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,056 ft
  • Grade
    3.175%
  • Grade max
    -36.256%
  • Grade min
    34.555%
  • Distance climb
    3,473 ft
  • Distance down
    1,037 ft
  • Distance flat
    3,487 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:05
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:28
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on Mar 5, 2025
Wet
Avg: 3.56 (8 votes)
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      Borrego Canyon Trail Trail Reports

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      Mar 5, 2025 @ 12:55pm
      Mar 5, 2025
      		 Beginning of the trail is gouged out from water flow. Still doable. I saw tracks on the vertical. Rest of the trail is good. Mustard is nice
      Nov 24, 2024 @ 11:34am
      Nov 24, 2024
      		 Some sections had soft sand but I was not on a bike so not that bad.
      Oct 12, 2024 @ 8:51am
      Oct 12, 2024
      		 Sand trap
      Aug 30, 2024 @ 7:33am
      Aug 30, 2024
      		 Still a sand trap.
      Aug 13, 2024 @ 5:32pm
      Aug 13, 2024
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      6 Months
      • 88 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
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      • 1,292 rides
      • Last: Mar 20, 2025

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      Apr 25, 2017 @ 8:39pm
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      Apr 25, 2017 @ 8:37pm
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