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Ride Name: Bell Ridge, Sat 1/14
When: Sat 1/14
Time: 8am at the forest gate on Trabuco Creek Rd
Where: Trabuco Canyon
Ride Description or Details:
Pedal up Trabuco Creek Rd and Trabuco Creek Trail to Main Divide, go right (SE) on Los Piños Ridge to Los Piños Peak, follow Bell Ridge to Dingdong exit, drops back to Trabuco Creek Rd. Optional parking at the Wash (Trabuco Canyon Rd and Trabuco Creek Rd open dirt area); the locked gate area is not really a parking lot, but is being used as one by the public while the FS has the gate to the Holy Jim parking lot locked.
This shows the ride from the Wash: http://www.geoladders.com/show_route.php?route=63341
Bell Ridge has a few long HABs and several areas of technical (loose, rutted) DH. Dismounting a few sections makes the ride far less technically difficult. Dingdong has continuous tech descending for 1.5 mi or so, not as hard as the cruxes of BR.
~~~~~ Optional Details ~~~~~
Meet Location: Cleveland National Forest gate, 2.75 mi up Trabuco Creek (dirt) Rd from paved Trabuco Canyon Rd (aka Live Oak Cyn Rd, aka Plano Trabuco Rd)
Skill Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Ride Pace: Easy with Moments of Effort, Moderate Pace
Type of Ride: Lolipop
Rider Limit: Minimum number: 1
Anticipated Mileage: ±19
Elevation Gain: 4300
Ride Duration: 5 hours
Previous Ride Reports:
Possible Bail-Outs: Reverse anywhere up to Los Piños Peak; shortcut back to Trabuco Creek Trail on Yeager Mesa Trail.
(Read: You are pretty committed once past LP Peak)
Facilities: Two porta-jons en route on Trabuco Creek Rd in the NF
Food/water suggestions: Lots of nourishing/comforting foods and drinks. A few great locations for breaks. Bring plenty to drink despite cooler temps.
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When: Sat 1/14
Time: 8am at the forest gate on Trabuco Creek Rd
Where: Trabuco Canyon
Ride Description or Details:
Pedal up Trabuco Creek Rd and Trabuco Creek Trail to Main Divide, go right (SE) on Los Piños Ridge to Los Piños Peak, follow Bell Ridge to Dingdong exit, drops back to Trabuco Creek Rd. Optional parking at the Wash (Trabuco Canyon Rd and Trabuco Creek Rd open dirt area); the locked gate area is not really a parking lot, but is being used as one by the public while the FS has the gate to the Holy Jim parking lot locked.
This shows the ride from the Wash: http://www.geoladders.com/show_route.php?route=63341
Bell Ridge has a few long HABs and several areas of technical (loose, rutted) DH. Dismounting a few sections makes the ride far less technically difficult. Dingdong has continuous tech descending for 1.5 mi or so, not as hard as the cruxes of BR.
~~~~~ Optional Details ~~~~~
Meet Location: Cleveland National Forest gate, 2.75 mi up Trabuco Creek (dirt) Rd from paved Trabuco Canyon Rd (aka Live Oak Cyn Rd, aka Plano Trabuco Rd)
Skill Level: Intermediate, Advanced
Ride Pace: Easy with Moments of Effort, Moderate Pace
Type of Ride: Lolipop
Rider Limit: Minimum number: 1
Anticipated Mileage: ±19
Elevation Gain: 4300
Ride Duration: 5 hours
Previous Ride Reports:
Possible Bail-Outs: Reverse anywhere up to Los Piños Peak; shortcut back to Trabuco Creek Trail on Yeager Mesa Trail.
(Read: You are pretty committed once past LP Peak)
Facilities: Two porta-jons en route on Trabuco Creek Rd in the NF
Food/water suggestions: Lots of nourishing/comforting foods and drinks. A few great locations for breaks. Bring plenty to drink despite cooler temps.
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