4,396 ft
Distance
39 ft
Climb
-350 ft
Descent
00:07:03
Avg time

Mother's Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Tijeras Creek Trails
    Mission Viejo, California
  • AKA
    Bomb Drop, Tank Drop
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    All
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #77035 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #36378 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    30 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    County of Orange

Steep singletrack descent to the Trabuco. Braking bumps everywhere, occasional hikers and dog walkers. Shallow berm at the bottom

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mother's mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -312 ft
  • Altitude min
    498 ft
  • Altitude max
    810 ft
  • Altitude start
    810 ft
  • Altitude end
    498 ft
  • Grade
    -7.09%
  • Grade max
    -21.677%
  • Grade min
    10.119%
  • Distance climb
    640 ft
  • Distance down
    3,227 ft
  • Distance flat
    529 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:03
  • Avg reverse time
    00:18:24
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Status:
on May 26, 2025
Very Dry
Avg: 3.66 (6 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      Mother's Trail Reports

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      May 26, 2025 @ 6:01pm
      May 26, 2025
      		 First time trying to find trail my Harmon but there’s a fenced landscape storage area at the bottom of service road that you have to sidetrack...
      Mar 25, 2025 @ 6:00am
      Mar 25, 2025
      		 Significant parts of trail are Overgrown with vegetation. Recent trail work prior to rain is covered up with overgrowth.
      Apr 27, 2023 @ 6:32pm
      Apr 27, 2023
      		 Tried but turned around. Hard to see trail. Overgrown vegetation
      Apr 5, 2023 @ 3:32pm
      Apr 5, 2023
      		 Still terrible. Overgrown, rut in the middle, and in some places it's hard to even find the trail. Recommend avoiding.
      Mar 5, 2023 @ 5:31am
      Mar 5, 2023
      		 Unrideable - overgrown and narrow with bad rutting
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      • 70 rides
      • Last: Apr 12, 2025

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      Jun 1, 2019 @ 1:49pm
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