Big Laguna Trail

by SingleSpeed, Friday, October 12, 2007 1:47 PM

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Description for Big Laguna Trail

Big Laguna Trail is found in the Laguna Mountain Recreation Area, Descanso District of the Cleveland National Forest 45 miles east of San Diego.

This is some great singletrack. Aside from the lack of hills this is as perfect as single track gets in the San Diego area. Nice hardpacked trail with embedded rocks, granted it is not very technical but just beautiful. A great place for beginners. It is about 10 miles of trail through oak and pine forests. Elevation is about 5,700 feet.This a very flat trail, only at the beginning is there any climbing and it is only about 800 feet on a partially paved road. If someone has never experienced good pine tree riding this is the place.

This is a great trail to combine with Indian Creek, Pine Mountian, and Nobel Canyon for some truly epic mountain bike rides.

Directions to Big Laguna Trail Trailhead

There are many places to start, South end by the kiosk, the campground, or the north end at the Nobel Canyon trailhead.

Take i-8 east about 40 miles and exit Sunrise Highway. Go up the mountain about 6 miles just passed a big Kiosk. Park along the road here and find the partially paved road up the 800 foot climb.

If you continue up Sunrise Highway 2 more miles you will pass the campground and be at the Nobel Canyon trailhead.

Be sure to have a wilderness pass.