1.1 miles
Distance
10 ft
Climb
-323 ft
Descent
00:07:52
Avg time

Lizards Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Laguna Coast Wilderness Park
    Laguna Beach, California
  • AKA
    Lizard
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (19 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Rock Garden, Skinny
  • Global Ranking
    #757 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #10544 in Trail Running
    • #10353 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 95 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

Coming from the Newport side, the trail starts with a pretty technical downhill section (not beginner friendly). There are some man-made rock gardens with an optional easier dirt line. A couple small optional man made jumps as well. After the initial DH, it's all easy flowy fun single track within the trees except at a mandatory (for mere mortals) rock step-up to finish out the last section of singletrack. This trail is popular with the uphill hiking population, so be aware in the low visibility areas.

Access Info

From the Newport side there's a small unmarked opening on Bommer Ridge.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lizards mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -314 ft
  • Altitude min
    591 ft
  • Altitude max
    905 ft
  • Altitude start
    905 ft
  • Altitude end
    591 ft
  • Grade
    -5.2%
  • Grade max
    -29.7%
  • Grade min
    8.5%
  • Distance climb
    151 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    541 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:52
  • Avg reverse time
    00:19:07
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on Feb 7, 2023
Wet
Avg: 4.15 (47 votes)
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      Lizards Trail Reports

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      Feb 7, 2023 @ 9:05am
      Feb 7, 2023
      		 Nice tacky dirt with some mud in the most shady sections. Overall good riding
      Dec 26, 2022 @ 4:54pm
      Dec 26, 2022
      Oct 22, 2022 @ 9:44am
      Oct 22, 2022
      		 Rain helped
      Oct 3, 2022 @ 8:07am
      Oct 3, 2022
      Aug 10, 2022 @ 9:30am
      Aug 10, 2022
      		 Super Dry! New section of Lizards getting blown out. Needs some trail repairs to smooth out the braking bumps. Is there a group that does this and...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 762 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 11,975 rides
      • Last: Mar 4, 2023

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Jan 13, 2019 @ 4:12pm
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      Aug 20, 2018 @ 10:02pm
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      Dec 8, 2017 @ 1:40am
      Dec 8, 2017
      455 |
      Dec 16, 2016 @ 4:10pm
      Dec 16, 2016

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      14 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      DPTR (Feb 27, 2022 at 9:48)
      Fun tech trail. If you are riding this alone watch out for the Lizards Climb near the bottom. It is a two foot rock wall that some people like to challenge themselves on. It would be really nice to have a bypass for most of us who can't do it.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      wildmeff (Feb 17, 2022 at 18:41)
      Recent maintenance done to Bottom of the first section, before the trees has been largely shaped with dirt berms instead of rock garden/armoring. Mostly a blue flow trail now. However thank you to Trail builders for keeping it rideable.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      thechrisfr (Dec 19, 2021 at 22:05)
      Pretty good trail to warm up before hitting gnarlier trails on Laguna side.
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      fdcmtb (Oct 22, 2021 at 15:14)
      The July / Aug changes made the top section more flowy, definitely more of of a blue than black
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      F150jokerstyle (Aug 3, 2021 at 18:59)
      Trail just received alot of work on the top. Breaking bumps are pretty much gone along with alot of the rock gardens. Berms are built up also. It's faster now but easier as well. For sure runs like a blue trail now.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Nmil1484 (Feb 11, 2021 at 19:32)
      Very fun. I stopped at one feature only to realize I could have rolled it
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      cfpcarlos (Jul 28, 2020 at 14:03)
      This is one of the most fun MB rides I ever done. And it’s so beautiful.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      MTBMOR (Jun 12, 2020 at 13:13)
      There is a nice sign post at the top marking the trail. I usually warm-up on fenceline and it spits me out almost right there.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      Jjfullerton (Jun 3, 2020 at 14:51)
      Great trail with lots of natural features. Well maintained so let’s keep it that way - Ride don’t slide!
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      DocBones (Nov 16, 2019 at 21:33)
      Would NOT take a beginner down this trail, unless you want them to never ride with you (or maybe anyone else) again. Love this trail though and takes you to a series of other trails in the area.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      AZWolverine (Jul 31, 2019 at 17:41)
      I agree - it would be great to have a single track out of the park somewhere. Lizards was a blast - no beginner trail, but if you are comfortable with some drops and steep, it is a lot of fun.
      [Reply]
      • - 1
      Moonie2123 (Dec 10, 2018 at 14:01)
      Lizards is decent fun, BUT, all the work climbing from the parking area and NO singletrack back down, that is CRIMINAL.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      socalstokie (Apr 12, 2018 at 20:50)
      Pretty fun beginner trail in Laguna
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      Donnyg26 (Nov 26, 2017 at 13:42)
      This trail is rockin!
      [Reply]





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