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San Juan Trail Mountain Bike Trail
Lake Elsinore, California
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
5 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 12/26/11 by tonystaci |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 11 miles | Global Rank: #448 |
| Tread: Other | Configuration: Out & Back |
| Ridden: 12 | Wishlist: 9 |
 1 trail check-ins |
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Description: Entering the trail at the east end adjacent to the Blue Jay Campground. The trail climbs a very steep set of stacked switchbacks from the floor of Hot Springs Canyon. It then traverses briefly before steeply ascending a ridge toward Sugarloaf Mountain. Large boulders, chaparral, brush, and nice views. The trail first intersects the Viejo Tie Trail and then junctions with the Chiquito Trail before a steep climb and then continues to the end at the North Main Divide Road, just south of Blue Jay Campground. This trail is very popular with mountain bikers.
Description: Entering the trail at the east end adjacent to the Blue Jay Campground. The trail climbs a very steep set of stacked switchbacks from the floor of Hot Springs Canyon. It then traverses briefly before steeply ascending a ridge toward Sugarloaf Mountain. Large boulders, chaparral, brush, and nice views. The trail first intersects the Viejo Tie Trail and then junctions with the Chiquito Trail before a steep climb and then continues to the end at the North Main Divide Road, just south of Blue Jay Campground. This trail is very popular with mountain bikers.
added on December 16, 2008 by 
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TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by tonystaci on December 26, 2011
This was a great trail. Bring plenty of water. Small jumps on the way down with a lot of switchbacks. Very narrow trails.
reviewed by david_darling on July 26, 2011
Could be the best singletrack in SoCal. Awesome set of switchbacks to start the ride then some rocky sections requiring short bursts of power. There are some exposed sections commanding all your attention. The DG or decomposed granite makes the riding surface very slippery( like marbles on a tile floor) so careful on the way back down. There are a few washed out sections in some turns but overall the trail was in good shape.I used to do night rides here in the mid 90's. A must do.
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reviewed by The_Germ on May 23, 2010
Awesome Singletrack. ended up going up the trail then riding back down. some really sharp switchbacks. watchout for the washouts and hikers.
reviewed by jmatt on May 8, 2009
The SJT defines singletrack. It starts out with 2 dozen switchbacks then graduates to some very technical rocky climbs and a few don't look down sections. Its only 7.5 mi and 3500 ft of gain out but makes you a better rider every time. It also connects to the Cleveland National Forest for all day Epics or just crank it back down to the car. My condolences to those who don't ride up this jewel, you are shuttling when you could be experiencing one of the most satisfying rides in SOCAL :).
Similar Trail: Mt Wilson Sturtavant, 4000' gain 6 mi.
reviewed by onelesssblues on April 13, 2009
Trail is an awesome downhill. If you feel like cheating park a car at the bottom by the ranger station and drive the bikes in another car up to bluejay and ride 22 miles downhill for one of the funnest singletracks in southern california.
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