Whiting-Cactus Loop

Overview

First, you start in the parking lot next to Wahoos, and you take Serrano Creek Trail under the bridge and you make a right and stay on the trail. Then almost immediately, you turn left and you go on a little trail down by the creek (which is usually dried up). You take this until you get out of the creek and you make a right onto Serrano Road. <br><br>You take this road around a gate that is usually shut so cars can't get in. You'll pass two or three side trails along the way but you take this for about a mile until you come across a fork in the road. Instead of going to Dreaded Hill Rd, you stay to the right on the Serrano Cow Trail. You take this for about half a mile and it eventually turns into Whiting Rd. <br><br>This begins your ascent where you'll encounter a few forks and side trails but stay on the fire road and keep going up for about a mile. Once you pass a cell phone tower, you are almost at the top. You'll see the last big hill. After this, you continue along the same trail until you go down and then up a big dip, then you'll see a big bench and a sign. This is Four Corners. This is a great resting spot, especially before the ride down. <br><br>Once you have rested up, turn around and start to go back the way you came, but once you are at the bottom of the big dip, make a left onto Cactus Hill Trail. This is a super fun downhill singletrack, about half a mile. There are a ton of small jumps and turns to make it thrilling. Shocks and gloves are recommended because it's pretty bumpy, but it's a lot of fun. You'll come to a fork in the road, take the left side that leads downhill. After a little bit more downhill, you'll come to a second fork. Here, you can see how you are feeling and choose what you want to do. The right side is shorter and less intense, but the right side has a little bit more uphill but has a fun singletrack downhill. <br><br>These trails will both meet up so it doesn't matter which one you take. These roads will both take you back to Whiting Rd, where you'll make a left. From here,

Trail Stats

Duration
2.6 hr
Length
9.2 km
Elevation Gain
204 m
High Point
438 m
Low Point
243 m
Grade
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Drops/Jumps One Way Only Views Singletrack