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Mount Laguna Downhill Biking

Ned Israelsen, Coach Varsity Team 657 August 16, 2012. Mount Laguna Downhill Biking. Why downhill biking?. Easy Friday/Saturday camp Good for young men of all biking abilities Great intro to mountain biking Enough dirt and rocks for the real experience

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Mount Laguna Downhill Biking

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  1. Ned Israelsen, Coach Varsity Team 657 August 16, 2012 Mount Laguna Downhill Biking

  2. Why downhill biking? • Easy Friday/Saturday camp • Good for young men of all biking abilities • Great intro to mountain biking • Enough dirt and rocks for the real experience • Very little uphill to discourage them too soon • Dirt roads, not trails; easier riding • Many other roads and trails in San Diego • Camp in the National Forest – little or no cost

  3. PREPARATION • Bikes in good working order • Tires • Brakes • Helmets and water bottles • Know the trail • At least 3 adults needed – 2 to ride with boys and one to shuttle a car to pickup point • Forest adventure pass ($5) • Primitive camping equipment • Tents • Water • Table, Chairs • Cooking equipment

  4. The Routes

  5. Route 1: Thing Valley Road to Fry Creek Campground • By car or truck: I-8 to Pine Valley, left on Sunrise Highway past mile 22.5; right on Thing Valley Road. Camp along Thing Valley Road. • By bike: 3.5 miles to locked gate • Right on Fred Canyon 6.3 miles to Fry Creek • Driver meets at Fry Creek Campground on Kitchen Creek Road • About 10 miles; drops 2600 feet • Option: ride another 4.5 miles down Kitchen Creek road (paved) to I-8

  6. Route 2: La Posta Truck Trail

  7. Route 2 • From Thing Valley Road: • 3.5 miles to locked gate at Fred Canyon • Continue straight on Thing Valley 2 miles to La Posta Truck Trail • Right on La Posta Truck Trail 6.2 miles to Old Highway 80 • (The last 6.2 miles is relatively flat and sandy)

  8. Check out the Google map! • Map: tinyurl.com/sdicbike

  9. Other Options • Laguna USFS Campground to Pine Valley • Single track • Sunrise Highway Mile 19 to Big Laguna Lake to Pine Valley • Single track • Palomar Mountain – down paved road from observatory (East Grade Rd. Hwy 67)

  10. Happy Camping! • Ned Israelsen • nisraelsen@gmail.com

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