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1,378 ft
Distance
97 ft
Climb
-59 ft
Descent
00:04:29
Avg time
38 ft
Altitude change
466 ft
Altitude min
564 ft
Altitude max
526 ft
Altitude start
564 ft
Altitude end
2.8%
Grade
-22.7%
Grade max
30.9%
Grade min
741 ft
Distance climb
607 ft
Distance down
30 ft
Distance flat
00:04:29
Avg time
Lizard Connector Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaRancho La Costa Preserve
Encinitas, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Land OwnerCenter for Natural Lands Management
Short trail that descends into a small open space with a loop, then climbs up to switchbacks.
Access Info
Takes you from the bottom of Horned Lizard to Switchbacks. Take a right just before the electrical tower at the bottom of Horned Lizard. If you miss the turn, make a right just after the electrical tower from the fire road.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 5 rides
- 9 miles average
6 Months
- 74 rides
- 8 miles avg distance
All
- 644 rides
- Last: Sep 4, 2026
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(33.082430, -117.219830)
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Routes with this trail
★ 5.0 • 20 miles • 3,672 ft • 39 •
20 miles and tons of climbing to hit the fun downhills in Rancho La Costa. This route has you do and Drop...
7 miles • 1,121 ft • 3 •
The paved section will end at the water tank where you can choose your own adventure. To the right, you...
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A simple loop to help find the down-mountain connector trails in order to re-connect to the fire road climb.
IsaiahSimon1406
Really sucks if your going up, but if you do NASCAR your gonna need to
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