2 miles
Distance
49 ft
Climb
-586 ft
Descent
00:15:21
Avg time
Switchbacks Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaCarlsbad
, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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DirectionUphill Primary
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking#21353 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking
nice little trail with lots of switchbacks, as the name implies. Lots of people ride up it, although it's a good ride down as well.
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More Stats for Switchbacks mountain bike trail
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Altitude change-537 ft
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Altitude min455 ft
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Altitude max992 ft
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Altitude start992 ft
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Altitude end455 ft
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Grade-5.16%
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Grade max-32.735%
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Grade min7.544%
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Distance climb1,777 ft
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Distance down1 miles
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Distance flat1,168 ft
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Avg time00:15:21
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Avg reverse time00:24:39
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- Double Black Diamond
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- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- 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
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to switchbacks trailhead
(33.088720, -117.216620)
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Switchbacks Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 14 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 236 rides
- 10 miles avg distance
All
- 820 rides
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Routes with this trail
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luvdabeach44
(May 6, 2016 at 19:24)
It is a lot more fun to ride down than to ride up.
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dirtchurner
(Sep 3, 2018 at 15:10)
Tis is now mainly ridden down by most bikers, Although posted as the up line because back in the day when nascar had bigger features and wood feature was considered a good DH line, this wwas the push up line. Those days are gone.
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dsdonsut
SDMBA (Feb 25, 2019 at 19:57)
SDMBA just did some trailwork on this trail mostly cleaning and installing drains....enjoy!!
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forrestoo
(Oct 30, 2019 at 5:26)
This is a DOWN HILL Track. It used to be an uphill track when LaCosta was first built when Carlsbad shut down FlightLine. DO NOT RIDE UP!
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Videos
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33:39 |
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Jan 9, 2020 , Carlsbad
3:52 |
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Mar 5, 2018 , Carlsbad
11:33 |
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May 20, 2016 , Carlsbad
9:30 |
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Jan 9, 2015 , Carlsbad
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