877 ft
Distance
5 ft
Climb
-55 ft
Descent
00:01:13
Avg time

Twisty Tire Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    O'Neill Regional Park
    Mission Viejo, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Year Round
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #21249 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #79020 in Trail Running
    • #6947 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    95 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    1996
  • Land Owner
    County of Orange

Live Oak Trail from Twisty Tire to the Mesa. Trail is used to access Arroyo Trabuco and the rest of O'Neill Park from RSM.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Twisty Tire mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -49 ft
  • Altitude min
    944 ft
  • Altitude max
    993 ft
  • Altitude start
    993 ft
  • Altitude end
    944 ft
  • Grade
    -5.592%
  • Grade max
    -15.718%
  • Grade min
    1.072%
  • Distance climb
    163 ft
  • Distance down
    559 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:13
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:27
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on May 7, 2023
Dry
Avg: 3.9 (8 votes)
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      Twisty Tire Trail Reports

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      May 7, 2023 @ 8:59am
      May 7, 2023
      Apr 16, 2023 @ 12:49am
      Apr 16, 2023
      Feb 14, 2023 @ 5:23pm
      Feb 14, 2023
      		 Cleared out some cactus on the switchbacks and smoothed things out a bit. Very nice for climbing but probably less challenging coming down.
      Dec 22, 2022 @ 12:51am
      Dec 22, 2022
      Aug 21, 2022 @ 7:18am
      Aug 21, 2022
      		 Please don't bomb this without a bell and the trail manners to yield to climbers.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 5 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 210 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,774 rides
      • Last: May 27, 2023

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      Apr 24, 2022 @ 9:29pm
      Apr 24, 2022
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      Apr 24, 2022 @ 9:29pm
      Apr 24, 2022
      68 |
      Oct 24, 2018 @ 8:32pm
      Oct 24, 2018

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