6 miles
Distance
258 ft
Climb
-458 ft
Descent
00:35:31
Avg time

South Side Trail Details

  • Riding Area
    Los Penasquitos Canyon
    San Diego, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    White rate
  • Trail Type
    Mixed
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #54833 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    35 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Trail that runs along the south side of Penasquitos creek. Mostly boring fireroad and doubletrack, with a small singletrack portion at the west end. Slightly hillier than the North Side Trail. East end gets sandy.

ADAPTIVE MTB INFO
Rating: aMTB1 - No Obstacles Exist

source: The UNPavement
Disclaimer

High hiker traffic

Local Trail Association
More Stats for South Side Trail bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -200 ft
  • Altitude min
    42 ft
  • Altitude max
    253 ft
  • Altitude start
    253 ft
  • Altitude end
    53 ft
  • Grade
    -0.649%
  • Grade max
    -18.305%
  • Grade min
    16.768%
  • Distance climb
    1 miles
  • Distance down
    4 miles
  • Distance flat
    4,815 ft
  • Avg time
    00:35:31
  • Avg reverse time
    00:30:21
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Status:
on Nov 27, 2017
Variable
Avg: 2 (1 votes)

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  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Minor Issue / Yellow
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  • Closed or Major Issue / Red

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • Gate Gate
  • Camping Camping
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Table or Bench eBike Charging Point
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      South Side Trail Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Nov 27, 2017 @ 1:35pm
      Nov 27, 2017
      Mar 29, 2017 @ 8:25pm
      Mar 29, 2017
      		Minor Water drainage issue, standing water on trail surface
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 14 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      All
      • 43 rides
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      Mar 18, 2018 @ 9:27pm
      Mar 18, 2018
      South Side Trail, My City
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      Mar 18, 2018 @ 9:27pm
      Mar 18, 2018
      South Side Trail, My City
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      Mar 18, 2018 @ 9:27pm
      Mar 18, 2018
      South Side Trail, My City
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      Mar 18, 2018 @ 9:27pm
      Mar 18, 2018
      South Side Trail, My City

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