3,383 ft
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-127 ft
Descent
00:03:41
Avg time
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Waterworks Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Tijeras Creek Trails
    Mission Viejo, California
  • AKA
    Deerpath Descent, Trabuco Trail, Water District
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (14 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, DJ, Fat, CX
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Jan-Dec
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Gap Jump, Ladder Bridge
  • Global Ranking
    #807 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #50543 in Trail Running
    • #22853 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 45 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking
  • Land Owner
    County of Orange

A really good flow trail with progressive jumps for all levels. There are options to skip all the features, or you can do every jump and get as much air as you want. Intermediate riders can do the smaller jumps, and anybody who can bunny hop can turn a lot of the landings of bigger jumps into drops. Overall, super fun trail no matter your skill level.

Access Info

Off of Antonio Parkway right after the Santa Margarita Water District

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Waterworks mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -127 ft
  • Altitude min
    419 ft
  • Altitude max
    546 ft
  • Altitude start
    546 ft
  • Altitude end
    420 ft
  • Grade
    -3.8%
  • Grade max
    -21.5%
  • Grade min
    4.5%
  • Distance climb
    69 ft
  • Distance down
    2,244 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,056 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:41
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:03
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on Jan 29, 2025
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Avg: 4.63 (27 votes)
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      Waterworks Trail Reports

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 2 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 161 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,792 rides
      • Last: Feb 15, 2025

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      Feb 27, 2024 @ 5:10pm
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      Oct 30, 2022 @ 1:39am
      Oct 30, 2022
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      Dec 9, 2021 @ 5:29pm
      Dec 9, 2021
      448 |
      Jan 6, 2021 @ 7:21pm
      Jan 6, 2021

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