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Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve Loop

Escondido California Mountain Bike Trails

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Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve Loop - Escondido California Mountain Bike Trails

The 800-acre Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve has 17 miles of multi-use trails. About 10 miles are open to and appropriate for mountain biking. The reserve encompasses a stretch of Escondido Creek in San Elijo Canyon, an oak valley and several surrounding ridges. What this means is that the riding is up and over the ridges, down and back out of the canyons and valleys, making for some steep climbing and descending. Trails surfaces are hard-packed, rutted, rocky and almost always technically challenging. This is not a place to take beginning riders.

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Trail Statistics & Information
Activity Type: Mountain Biking
Nearby City: Escondido
Length: 9 total miles
Elevation Gain: 1,500 feet
Trail Type: Loop
Skill Level: Strenuous, technical
Season: Year-round; summer can get hot
Local Contacts: Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve 619-753-6466
Local Maps: Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve
Topo Map: Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve Loop Topographic Map
Guide Book: Mountain Biking Southern California's Best 100 Trails Guide Book
Driving Directions: View Guide
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Recent Trail Reviews

John Rating:
Date of Trip: 1/4/2008
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it starts off with a bitch of a climb. good luck trying to pedal the whole…
Chris S. Rating:
Date of Trip: 12/25/2001
0 Props
Elfin is still a great ride if you head up to Mt. Israel via the technical…

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    Partly cloudy in the evening...becoming mostly cloudy. Lows 42 to 51. Light winds.

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    Partly cloudy. Highs 61 to 66. Light winds.

  3. Saturday Night
    Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 51. Light winds.

  4. Sunday
    Mostly sunny. Highs 65 to 70. Light winds.

About This Trail Guide

Mountain Biking Southern California's Best 100 Trails
Mountain Biking Southern California's Best 100 Trails

by Delaine Fragnoli & Don Douglass (Fine Edge Productions)

Southern California's most popular mountain bike trail guide just got even better with an updated an…

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