8.2 hr
Overview
We park on Canyon Vistas by the park, then pedal through the neighborhood to the top of Cholla Trail. This is a nice warm-up and I did a little extra pedaling before my friends were ready. <br><br>From the top of Cholla Trail, it is a short pedal to the top of Lynx. Lynx is a short (less than two minute) trail with some rocky sections that keep you on your toes. With an enduro bike you can plow straight down it, but with an XC bike you'll need to make a few line choices. <br><br>After Lynx, we head back to Canyon Vistas and ride (and push) our bikes to the water tower at the top of 5 Oaks. 5 Oaks Trail is a much chunkier trail than Lynx with a few places to catch some air. At the bottom, there is a very narrow bridge that will test you handlebar width. Next, we pedal to the bottom of Cholla Trail and grind our way up the nice singletrack trail in granny gear. <br><br>From the top of Cholla Trail, it is a short pedal to Rock-It Trail and we bomb down it. There is a short rock garden (less than 30 secs at our pace) that scares the pants off most people. A little after the rock garden there is a 2+ foot rock to climb that many people go around, then walk. <br><br>At the bottom of Rock-It Trail, we head over to Mathis Canyon Trail and pedal up for 10+ minutes to get to Car Wreck. Car Wreck is a combination of Lynx and Rock-It on steroids. After the initial rock, there are no real stand-out features. It is all just pretty chunky. I tried it the first time on my hardtail and had to walk most of it. <br><br>On this ride, one of our friends clipped a branch and fell directly into the car. We had a great laugh, then finished the trail at the bottom of Mathis Canyon Trail. From here, we pedaled back to the cars.
Trail Stats
27.8 km
778 m
248 m
62 m
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Photos
Lynx Trail.
Lynx Trail.
The view of Rock it Trail behind Bars...
The view of Rock it Trail behind Bars...
Car Wreck Trail as seen from Mathis Canyon Trail
Car Wreck Trail as seen from Mathis Canyon Trail
There's not much smoothness to Car Wreck.
There's not much smoothness to Car Wreck.
Going down Five Oaks
Going down Five Oaks
The trail's namesake.
The trail's namesake.
Coyote Run - Nice.
Coyote Run - Nice.
West Ridge Trail
West Ridge Trail
The view from the top of the steep rock garden is great!
The view from the top of the steep rock garden is great!
Just keep spinning!
Just keep spinning!
This is why they call it Rock-It.
This is why they call it Rock-It.
A rider wheelies a buffed section of the Cholla Trail in Aliso and Wood Canyons Regional Park.
A rider wheelies a buffed section of the Cholla Trail in Aliso and Wood Canyons Regional Park.
The sun peeking through the trees with morning mist on Coyote Run Trail.
The sun peeking through the trees with morning mist on Coyote Run Trail.
A beautiful patch of nature hides relatively untouched within the LA mega-metropolis.
A beautiful patch of nature hides relatively untouched within the LA mega-metropolis.