816 ft
Distance
17 ft
Climb
-5 ft
Descent
00:01:14
Avg time

Carson's Crossing Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Los Peñasquitos Canyon
    Poway, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Ladder Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #9762 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #4172 in E-Biking
    • #19197 in Trail Running
    • #7479 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 90 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    City of San Diego

Stream crossing with a long wooden bridge. Useful if you need to get to powerline from the south side trail.

source: The UNPavement
Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB 1 Rating: No obstacles exist. Wide enough. Can be ridden confidently solo.

Bridge is 48”

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Carson's Crossing mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    12 ft
  • Altitude min
    170 ft
  • Altitude max
    186 ft
  • Altitude start
    174 ft
  • Altitude end
    186 ft
  • Grade
    1.484%
  • Grade max
    -3.963%
  • Grade min
    5.18%
  • Distance climb
    549 ft
  • Distance down
    173 ft
  • Distance flat
    94 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:14
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:40
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on Mar 14, 2023
Wet
Avg: 4 (2 votes)
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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
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  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Carson's Crossing Trail Reports

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      Mar 14, 2023 @ 3:36am
      Mar 14, 2023
      Jan 27, 2023 @ 3:28pm
      Jan 27, 2023
      Jan 10, 2023 @ 3:34pm
      Jan 10, 2023
      		 Bridge is Out - Water crossing fine as of 01/10/2023 proceed with caution with more storms in the forecast
      Oct 22, 2022 @ 7:39am
      Oct 22, 2022
      Jul 23, 2022 @ 7:21am
      Jul 23, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 164 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
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      • 3,759 rides
      • Last: Mar 10, 2023

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      Feb 18, 2022
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      Aug 29, 2020 @ 9:15am
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      Jul 9, 2020 @ 8:19am
      Jul 9, 2020

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