1.3 miles
Distance
137 ft
Climb
-146 ft
Descent
00:09:57
Avg time

Firestation Loop Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Rancho La Costa Preserve
    Encinitas, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #84841 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #95153 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    70 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 35 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    City of Carlsbad

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Firestation Loop is a 1 mile popular green singletrack trail located near Encinitas California. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 137 ft green climb. On average it takes 9 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Firestation Loop mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -9 ft
  • Altitude min
    450 ft
  • Altitude max
    526 ft
  • Altitude start
    520 ft
  • Altitude end
    511 ft
  • Grade
    -0.129%
  • Grade max
    -12.125%
  • Grade min
    10.461%
  • Distance climb
    3,342 ft
  • Distance down
    2,608 ft
  • Distance flat
    825 ft
  • Avg time
    00:09:57
  • Avg reverse time
    00:10:41
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on Oct 23, 2024
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Avg: 3.61 (2 votes)
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      Firestation Loop Trail Reports

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      Oct 23, 2024 @ 8:42pm
      Oct 23, 2024
      		 Bunch of new ruts by the power line towers. Not sure what happened.
      Mar 5, 2022 @ 10:46am
      Mar 5, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 3 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
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      • 26 rides
      • Last: May 6, 2025

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