el prieto is in LA, i think he was just talking about trails only in the OC. el prieto is an awesome trail though i highly recommend checking it out especially right now with the rain we got this winter
The riding in the San Gabriels is fantastic. Not only are the trails great, but I love how you feel like you're kind of in the big mountains, at least compared to the more coastal trails. I feel really lucky to live 10 minutes from JPL so I can ride El P at least once a week
Trails look super sick! I feel like this is more like top 5 trails of OC than SoCal, though. I mean how could you do a top 5 trails of SoCal without even mentioning Rocky Peak?
Awesome idea for top 5 every so often u ride new stuff in different locations, those trails look great i still have them in my pending list after this craziness passes, if your ever around Inland Empire area this are my top 5 for now: (im biased towards scenery and adventure) S.A.R.T - Angelous Oaks Optimator - Idyllwild Skyline Trail - Big Bear Rollercoaster - Marshall Canyon Rattlesnake - Sycamore Canyon
All great, but my go to fun trail for me is Whiting Ranch. The Luge is #2 for me. Both are the closest trails to my house, other than Vista in O’Neil, that I ride often directly from my house. I’ve been riding Whiting since before it was a County Park and it just makes me happy. Cheers 🍻
All awesome trails! We are lucky to have so many options in one area! And thank you for your videos which have led me to ride most of these and to know what they were like when I was starting to branch out. You are a great asset to the SoCal MTB community! Keep up the great work, and I love your new merchandise!🤘🏼🍻
These trails do look like a whole lot of fun! My favorite is lower monroe truck trail (it’s not actually a truck trail, very much single track) I ride Glendora mountain road up, but I’ve seen people ride up the trail itself. Bring a bell. There are hikers toward the bottom
You should try Rancho La Costa Preserve if you ever head south to Carlsbad! I'd love to see your take on Switchbacks and Nascar! Thanks for the videos!! Long live the Remedy!
Tony, As always, nice video. I was surprised that I have been on all of your Top 5. I've only been to Greer once and I wondered onto Overdrive by accident. Great choices and I respect your opinion. As we discussed, Telonics to Backdoor is my #1. I'll be hitting it tomorrow for my 55th B-day. Keep up the good work. Doug
Tony, sick vid! Thanx for the top 5. I watched, I smiled, then committed to hitting them all!! 😎 I’m an LA girl, so still waiting for you to venture out into exposure-nightmare and hit the Mt. Wilson shuttle. You will feel like a true “survivor”. Scary exposure, super tech, then flowy shade, throw in some jumps n chunk and you’ve got yourself a #6! 😉
Agreed. This vid definitely looks like "my favorite trails in Orange County", with the exception of Greer - which is amazing btw! Make your way up north a bit and you'll want to make some adjustments to that list.
Hi Outsider. Your pick are nice but they are just 1 or 2 miles long. In my “opinion” the best trails in Southern California that are not mini trails are: Santa Ana River Trail (22 M), San Juan Trail (11 M), Downieville Descent (17 M), Cannel Plunge (22 M)
Great video, gives me a list to work on while I'm in SoCal. Sweet LOGO, just enough yada yada while riding and hitting the high points while keeping me interested the whole time. Appreciate the effort and work put in to this.
Great content man! Really appreciate your editing, pace, and riding skills. Consider mentioning difficulty for some of the trails. I'm an experienced rider, but nowhere near as good as you and I only know this because I'm familiar with these trails. Might help trail searchers out a bit. Thanks again for the great content!
You’ve got to try Ted Williams trails (teds) by Shoal Creek elementary school. Some really fun trails on teds are Otter, TT, Circus circus, berms, and more. Also there’s a mini mtb park called the playground with doubles and road gaps.
Rocky flow is such a good description of Overdrive. Have you had the chance to ride any of the trails in San Diego? We have some stuff I think you would really enjoy. Also, Vail Lake is a treasure trove of enduro lines with lots of very sessionable spots and multiple jump lines. It's worth checking out if you havent been out there yet.
Good list & video. Not that you don't already have a ton of recommendations already BUT... try tying in Whiting Ranch with the Luge: 7.5 miles of pain then 7.5 miles of pleasure (give or take). Also, have you hit SJT? It's a fun shuttle but an epic out and back... you really feel like you are "out in the middle of nowhere" Keep up the good work.
2:39 Most of us are usually barreling ass down here that we don't see this line...at least I hadn't looked at it. Sure will next time. Glad to see the Luge in there too. Cheers!
Those look like awesome trails. I think the luge looks super fun. When the lockdown is over it will be road trip time. Looks like you have already ridden some of my favorites in NorCal 🤙
I'm saying Luge for me. Flying on a goat trail is as good as it gets. Post office loop, Angelus oaks, my hands down favorite. Keep that rubber side down brother. Thanks for sharing. Stay healthy.
Great list, these look right up my alley... I'll need to trek down to OC some weekend soon. I'm up here in LA and recently started riding Kenter Whoops a lot. Of course it's known for giant slopestyle-type jumps but there's lots of smaller jumps too for us mere mortals, and it also works well as a fun twisty pump track / flow trail too
The Luge is fun, and does have that bob sled feel to it on the berm sections. I always look forward to a cold beer right at the end of this ride @ Cooks!
@ 65 I am just breaking in a new bike and was just going to ride the river and maybe try to get into the serious stuff if can get into shape. Your trail shots have given my lots of incentive. Started just to lose some weight get in shape. Now set on killing myself LOL Subscribed
So we are planning a trip down to ride these trails in January, driving down from Idaho. Are class 1 e-bikes ok on all of these? Really looking forward to our trip and some great So Cal rides!
Do the Lizard Trail and T&A have mountain lions? Those seem to be the closest to the beach. Some others you names like Trabuco Canyon are quite dangerous
thank you soo much for inspiring me i have just recorded my video today and i will be editing it tomorrow im not sure if i will upload it or will i make a better one if it doesn’t turn out well but thank you soo much!
Not sure Tony if you have tried the northern side of southern California in the antelope valley area like mt pinos , Golden eagle and Tehachapi lehigh trail system . All lots of fun . Palmdale has a nice set of trails also
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*Advice needed from one MTBer to another* So I'm from Michigan, 23 years old and have never been to socal. I start a job in Corona, CA soon. Any advice on places to live that's good for someone my age where I can also get out and bike would be much appreciated. I've been looking at stuff online but it's always best to hear it from people.
Wondering if you have a recommendation a little closer to Riverside, CA (I realize that's far from most of these trails, but I'll only have a small time window available...)
Should change the title to Must Ride MTB Trails of the OC. This is a good list for the OC. There are great trails in So Cal that aren't in the OC as well.
