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1.2 miles
Distance
480 ft
Climb
-33 ft
Descent
00:17:33
Avg time
448 ft
Altitude change
752 ft
Altitude min
1,200 ft
Altitude max
752 ft
Altitude start
1,201 ft
Altitude end
7.2%
Grade
-14.9%
Grade max
24.4%
Grade min
4,934 ft
Distance climb
1,132 ft
Distance down
157 ft
Distance flat
00:17:33
Avg time
Lower Caballo Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaDaley Ranch
Escondido, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 95 in E-Biking
- 90 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
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State Ranking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
Climb up from the Humane Society parking lot to Quail Run or connect to Lower Sage via Upper Caballo. It'll warm you up for the rest of your ride.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 36 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
All
- 326 rides
- Last: Oct 9, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
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- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to lower-caballo trailhead
(33.159570, -117.033000)
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mtb
15:03 |
375 |
Dec 14, 2021 , Escondido
mtb
7:56 |
720 |
Mar 6, 2021 , Escondido
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11 Reviews & Comments
Artbuhz1x
Use caution on downhill ride for dust covered hard packed surfaces. My front tire slipped and handlebars crossed up causing me to crash.
mjones1625
Heard SDMBA did some work. Went to ride down to check it out. Lots of fun, great work guys. Really enjoyed this section. Just be careful because there’s a lot of hikers that are coming up this part. I would not want to ride up this, even with my e-bike lol. It’s steep
Teamtecnu
Trail is in great shape & super flowy after recent rains and SDMBA Daley Ranch Trail Crew's work. All of Caballo is in great shape
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