2,031 ft
Distance
266 ft
Climb
00:06:50
Avg time

Cholla Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park
    Aliso Viejo, California
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Jan-Dec
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #1205 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #8385 in Trail Running
    • #6617 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking

Short, technical, singletrack climb with lots of switchbacks and rock faces
Beginning June 1, 2021, this trail will be uphill only for Mountain Bikes remain bidirectional for all users. The trail will be edited at that time to reflect the changes.
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Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cholla mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    266 ft
  • Altitude min
    448 ft
  • Altitude max
    715 ft
  • Altitude start
    448 ft
  • Altitude end
    715 ft
  • Grade
    13.1%
  • Grade min
    47.2%
  • Distance climb
    1,965 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:50
  • Avg reverse time
    00:03:20
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Status:
on Jul 18, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3 (27 votes)
Your vote: 0

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Trail Conditions
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      Cholla Trail Reports

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      Jul 18, 2023 @ 2:06am
      Jul 18, 2023
      The county cut the brush back so it's much wider
      Jun 1, 2023 @ 10:20am
      Jun 1, 2023
      May 12, 2023 @ 4:05am
      May 12, 2023
      Still not loose, but it is getting a bit overgrown. It feels like a different trail right now
      Apr 8, 2023 @ 8:51am
      Apr 8, 2023
      Great conditions right now. Not loose yet. Just right amount of dry with a single patch of mud which almost dried up.
      Apr 4, 2023 @ 10:08pm
      Apr 4, 2023
      Currently awful, take the fire road up instead.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 27 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,076 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 16,645 rides
      • Last: Sep 28, 2023

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      May 14, 2019 @ 3:30pm
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      Mar 12, 2016 @ 2:41pm
      Mar 12, 2016
      186 |
      Nov 25, 2012 @ 6:04pm
      Nov 25, 2012
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      Nov 25, 2012 @ 6:04pm
      Nov 25, 2012

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