1,946 ft
Distance
11 ft
Climb
-133 ft
Descent
00:03:52
Avg time
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Boyscout Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Los Peñasquitos Canyon
    San Diego, California
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (8 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Double Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #42641 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #9827 in E-Biking
    • #48226 in Trail Running
    • #72712 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    30 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 35 in E-Biking
    • 35 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    City of San Diego

Just passed the power line tower, the Botscouts built an awesome rock garden and a tight switchback paver turn section. Trail is steep and all fire road above the tower.

Access Info

Access via Carmel Mountain Road Path or climb from cobbles

Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB Black Rating: Advanced obstacles exist, some trail obstructions.

Switchback paver turn section is too tight for aMTB. Totally fine with a support rider though

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Boyscout Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -122 ft
  • Altitude min
    247 ft
  • Altitude max
    379 ft
  • Altitude start
    369 ft
  • Altitude end
    246 ft
  • Grade
    -6.3%
  • Grade max
    -38.2%
  • Grade min
    5.1%
  • Distance climb
    331 ft
  • Distance down
    1,319 ft
  • Distance flat
    295 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:52
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:06
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Status:
on Jul 26, 2024
Very Dry
Avg: 3.99 (6 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Boyscout Trail Trail Reports

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      Jul 26, 2024 @ 12:36pm
      Jul 26, 2024
      Lower switchbacks are pretty blown out and rutted. Very dusty and dry with some weed overgrowth at the top. A bit sketchy to ride but still doable.
      Jun 16, 2023 @ 9:52am
      Jun 16, 2023
      Feb 11, 2023 @ 5:52pm
      Feb 11, 2023
      Very eroded with large rocks filling the shoot.
      Feb 4, 2023 @ 11:25pm
      Feb 4, 2023
      The only part of the trail that is advanced/black is the last 150 yards and it is loose and partially washed out.
      May 7, 2022 @ 7:38am
      May 7, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 9 rides
      • 16 miles avg distance
      All
      • 82 rides
      • Last: Dec 30, 2024

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      Dec 13, 2024 @ 6:20am
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      Nov 8, 2024 @ 11:33am
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      Feb 18, 2022 @ 3:11pm
      Feb 18, 2022
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      Feb 18, 2022 @ 3:11pm
      Feb 18, 2022

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