1.7 hr
Overview
Part of the historic San Juan Bautista Trail.<br><br>It's a short, but fairly steep, climb up this fire road starting from Turnbull Canyon Rd. At the high-point Workman Ridge Trail splits downhill to the right. Stay left and the road will up-and-down its way through grass-covered hills featuring views of both OC on the right and the San Gabriel Valley on the left. <br><br>After about a mile on the right look for the start of Worsham Canyon Trail, also known to mountain bikers as the Cow Trail. Then a half-mile of up-and-downs that you get to enjoy on the way back! (sarcasm). Look for a singletrack on the right near the houses.<br><br>The west part of this singletrack splits off, and could be missed if not paying attention. For the first half-mile or so it's a mostly downhill singletrack, straight as a board, that runs along back-yard fences and is crossed by a residential street. At the second residential street, turn left downhill and look for the trail on the right a stone's throw away. Here the trail becomes a partly tree-covered doubletrack with the steepest part of its descent to Colima Rd at the very end. Take care crossing Colima there, or look for a tunnel that crosses beneath the street to the left.<br><br>From Colima Rd, on the west end of this stretch, the wide dirt road climbs mildly beneath some trees. A short distance after emerging from the shade, the road rises to a trail convergence on a relatively flat area. A seldom-used doubletrack, Skyline Spur - shaded dirt road, descends left beneath trees, eventually re-joining the trail about a half-mile east. <br><br>Or stay right at the convergence and the road climbs, then descends to power line towers where it meets the left split. From here the road becomes an old, crumbled black-top (Draper Rd) and turns steeply downhill to Hacienda Blvd (only the occasional authorized truck uses this road).
Trail Stats
5.8 km
151 m
406 m
208 m
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Photos
A concrete tunnel takes you underneath Colima Road to rejoin the trail.
A concrete tunnel takes you underneath Colima Road to rejoin the trail.
Doubletrack flows through a field of wildflowers along the Skyline Trail.
Doubletrack flows through a field of wildflowers along the Skyline Trail.
The Skyline Trail comes to a split just before this. This is a picture of the left trail (Skyline Spur). Enjoy fields of wildflowers along this spur.
The Skyline Trail comes to a split just before this. This is a picture of the left trail (Skyline Spur). Enjoy fields of wildflowers along this spur.