4.1 miles
Distance
9 ft
Climb
-437 ft
Descent
00:18:10
Avg time

Serrano Creek Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    Mission Viejo
    , California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Green rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #55479 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #44698 in Trail Running
    • #94430 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Year Opened
    1991

Multi-use trail extending access point for Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park.

Adaptive Bike Info
aMTB 1 Rating: No obstacles exist. Wide enough. Can be ridden confidently solo.

One gate is about 38" wide. See POIs

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Serrano Creek Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -430 ft
  • Altitude min
    374 ft
  • Altitude max
    804 ft
  • Altitude start
    804 ft
  • Altitude end
    374 ft
  • Grade
    -2%
  • Grade max
    -11.3%
  • Grade min
    4.8%
  • Distance climb
    659 ft
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    932 ft
  • Avg time
    00:18:10
  • Avg reverse time
    00:33:43
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Status:
on Aug 11, 2022
Very Dry
Avg: 3.65 (6 votes)
Your vote: 0

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  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Serrano Creek Trail Trail Reports

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      Aug 11, 2022 @ 11:51am
      1 day
      Jan 13, 2022 @ 3:38pm
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      Nov 26, 2020 @ 8:31am
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      Sep 3, 2020 @ 6:16pm
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 8 rides
      • 20 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 191 rides
      • 22 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,744 rides
      • Last: Aug 12, 2022

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      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      Orange Hill to Serrano Creek Park via Santiago Oaks17 miles

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      3 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      bigaloha (Jul 14, 2018 at 18:05)
      due to construction, it’s been regraded. lot smoother and gradually flat
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      bigaloha (Jun 19, 2018 at 22:09)
      The perfect warmup to Whiting Ranch fun.
      [Reply]
      • + 2
      vincentwu817 (Apr 3, 2016 at 13:46)
      Good access trail to Whiting for riders in the vicinity to ride from home.
      [Reply]





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