1.1 miles
Distance
216 ft
Climb
-808 ft
Descent
00:25:48
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Upper Bell Ridge Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Upper Bell Ridge Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Cleveland National Forest
    Mission Viejo, California
  • AKA
    Bell Ridge
  • Difficulty Rating
    Double Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Extreme
  • Season
    Jan-Dec
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Rock Garden
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #23214 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #59790 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    5 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    USFS

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Upper Bell Ridge is a 1 mile less popular double black diamond singletrack trail located near Mission Viejo California. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary and has a extreme overall physical rating with a 216 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 25 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Upper Bell Ridge mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -592 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,831 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,506 ft
  • Altitude start
    4,506 ft
  • Altitude end
    3,914 ft
  • Grade
    -10.456%
  • Grade max
    -55.214%
  • Grade min
    40.87%
  • Distance climb
    1,427 ft
  • Distance down
    3,902 ft
  • Distance flat
    320 ft
  • Avg time
    00:25:48
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      Upper Bell Ridge Trail Reports

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      Oct 15, 2020 @ 12:32pm
      Oct 15, 2020
      		The bad news: USFS extended the Holy Fire closure for another year - set to expire October 9th, 2021:...
      Oct 5, 2020 @ 10:41am
      Oct 5, 2020
      		The Holy Fire closure expired on September 19th, 2020. At the moment, the entire forest remains closed but, barring extension of the 2-year-old...
      Nov 13, 2019 @ 9:42am
      Nov 13, 2019
      		 Closed until further notice due to Holy Fire
      Nov 13, 2019 @ 9:42am
      Nov 13, 2019
      		 Closed until further notice due to Holy Fire
      May 1, 2018 @ 1:20pm
      May 1, 2018
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      • Last: Jun 18, 2018

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