Mountain Bike Trail in San Diego – now CLOSED
By Mike on May 4, 2010, 9:18 am
See what we are missing, as this was filmed a long time ago when they were open. Let’s get out and fight for these wonderful trails. However the way to do this is not to ride them and break the law. Contact your city/county rep and lobby to have these trails re-opened. OR contact the local mountain bike community leaders to find out what you can do to help in the fight. www.SDMBA.com
@InkedR1 ya it is above los penasquitos
these are the canopy trails right? I rode here today with my friend and it was awesome, it was my 2nd trail that i have ridden.
Where is the legal area at, I new to the sport and don’t know where this is at, can some one send me a PM.
Ok if I ever see you out there i ride a Yeti ASX and my friends on a SX Trail
Hi HurleyMTB, My Dad and I ride the legal open trails mentioned above. You can also ride the Bush Tunnels in the closed sections, but if you get caught by Senior Ranger Gina Washington you will get a ticket for sure. The Rangers keep posting permanent signs, but some careless Mountain Bikers keep yanking the signs out and throwing them in the bushes. Just stay in the Northeast and Northwest sections that are marked for riding. There are lots of cool trails to explore!..Peace
Do you guys still ride these trails?
Oh ya, that’s a really nice flowing trail!..I missed the first left hand turn and flew into the bushes the first time…LOL.. I like how it starts at the very top of the mound of dirt where the old gate use to be…..My Dad rides a Gold TREK Session 77 and I have a Red Schwinn Hardtail dirtjumper..Maybe I will see you out on those trails sometime…Peace Brotha!
That’s disappointing to hear. We ride those eastern trails too, pretty fun. There’s also a nice little jump section on the north side of the pond – flowy and you can get some decent air. Later..
vhp you can doubt all you want, but my Dad and I have seen Mtn. Bikers cutting the trees!! The trails have become wider thus making the canopy thinner due to Mtn Bikers. We have also seen horse people down there trying to find a way in. And you are correct about the horse people cutting the Bush Trails, but they have been cutting only recently, because they are jealous of us Mtn. Bikers having a really cool trail……The very East side is open and legal to ride all the way to the pond..Peace
i have been riding these trails for years as well, and highly doubt mtb riders hacked anything. The bushes have always been high enough for bikes to get through. Horses on the other hand need far higher clearance to get through. They even got the horse riders on camera with big saws…
My Dad use to take me through these trails about 5 years ago when it was still used by the Migrants and you could see them still camping out in the clearings on the side of trails. Most of the damage was done by Mtn bikers who started hacking at the dwarf PQ oak trees when the Bush Tunnels were discovered after the Del Mar Mesa “Intestines” was shut down for housing construction. The horse people started hacking last year. Before da Hacking you could not see the sky it was truly a bush tunnel
closed but did it ever stop anyone.
Nice!!!….
god damn hippies!!!!!!
These trails were never on the area’s official ‘designated trails’ map. When rangers patrolling found that someone had damaged various vegetation (*cough* – equestrians) they officially designated them as illegal.
this sucks that they are closed why are they closed by the way