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El Moro: Laguna Coast (Phat Tire's Loop) (California) Route creator: PHAT TIRE

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Overall:  6.2
Technical:  5.1
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Time (avg): 1:14 minutes
Distance: 9.9 miles
Ascent: 1,452 feet
 
 
Ladder Points 30 per ride


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This route, comprised of mostly fire road, connects three seperate parks along the coast. It incorporates new trails that connect El Moro, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, and Orange County Trails. Good Fire Road climbs up El Moro Canyon and its ridge followed by a little singletrack (Fencline & Missing Link) ultimately deposit you on No Name which includes some fast, short, stout climbs. (If you have gone up No Dogs and No Name, try the speedy rollers coming down!) To check trail conditions, call the ranger office @ 949-494-3539.
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NameDateComment
SAmtn07/20/10That is one fun loop! 
RollnStone07/17/10I don't think I have ever seen as many cars parked on Ridge Park as this morning. Seems like everyone had the same idea for beating the heat. 
Holy Roller06/20/10Another nice ride with Jon. 
Holy Roller06/19/10Me & Jon, good ride saw a med size rattle snake. 
cdemeis06/05/10Foggy early morning ride. 
FalseSummit05/20/10Solo 
Flip05/16/10Cooler than i planned on. Pretty empty for a Sunday afternoon. 
Oly05/15/10Good ride with Manny. Pulled a cyclocross rider up I think I can....he was huffin and puffin! 
angry red squirrel04/30/10technically closed dusk?-i coulndt resist,such a perfect night,looks like some 2 other peeps had the same idea,tried to catch up,but no dice,ocean glistening from the moon and capped it off kayak paddle in the n.b bay sweeeetttt!!!! 
cdemeis04/27/10Fun ride with Charlie and John. 
angry red squirrel04/16/10am 1 of 2-seen a bunch of unemployed rabbits loitering,didnt anyone tell them easter was a few weeks ago?cool temps,trail little tacky- 
Flip04/05/10Nice evening ride. 
TyMo02/16/10Rode with Merkle, Lock, RyanW, Shane, Manny, Uncle Jeff, and Veronica. Pouring rain but had fun. 
Oly01/21/10Fun ride the future NHS cycling team. Youth carried some of the more novice riders through the ride. 
quad damage01/09/10Loop 1 of 2. Intervals. 
quad damage01/09/10Loop 2 of 2. Kind of boring. More intervals. 
FalseSummit10/28/09Another day of great riding temps! 
FalseSummit09/22/09Mid-ring solo cruise. Good temps. 
angry red squirrel09/21/09heat what heat-cool am temps and white tailed rabbits,rabbits and more rabbits-playing chicken with my front bike wheel, ergh"whats up doc"!!! 
quad damage09/18/09slow. =( 
Manuel71408/27/09Nice cruise just before sunset. Stopped several times for the awesome views and for a super fast climbing tarantula. 
quad damage08/25/09Boring. This is getting old. 
BetF08/23/09Not exactly what we did, but close enough (I didn't GPS it). Group ride with a bunch of great folks. My #2 ride of the day. 
jnova08/21/09after work ride 
quad damage08/19/09Not the best day at work. Almost didn't ride. This is my new standard loop. Nice and easy. 
quad damage08/12/09Rode after work. Think I'm coming down with a cold. Felt bad all day during work, better once I started riding and then worse when I got home. New PB ... hopefully feeling better later this week. 
Flip08/06/09Bit crowded. Nice temps though. PArk sure could use some rain... 
mburkin08/06/09saw a tarantula in the middle of the trail 
quad damage08/04/09after work ride with matt. 
Hermit08/04/09SS. Started from Ridge Park. Rode with Ryan. 
jnova08/02/09after work ride 
Flip07/27/09Quick ride before dinner. Marine layer moved in and cooled it down a bit. 
jnova07/18/09nice place to ride 
angry red squirrel07/17/09intended to do the san juan trail,a dozen cars in the lot,too crowded for me on a single track-so did this as an alternative,plus some side tracks and chilled the rest of the day 
Flip07/15/09Quick post business trip ride. Warm. Very therapeutic. 
jnova06/18/09awsome place for an after work ride. 
sparrow06/14/09Started and finished at RidgePark. 
jnova06/12/09nice place to ride ,great trails 
trekstorm06/05/09Picture perfect day for a ride. Nice cool breeze coming off the ocean. 
Oly05/25/09Great ride with Tony, TyMo, Tom and Doyle! 
FalseSummit05/25/09Good time out with TyMo, Oly, GOF, and Doyle. 
TyMo05/25/09rode with uncle tom, uncle jeff, ryan, and my dad. easy short ride 
RollnStone05/13/09Finished right as the sun was setting over the hills. 
RollnStone05/10/09A little misty out this morning. 
Housefly04/15/09super windy today... 
jnova04/14/09fun ride after work. very few on trail,nice 
FalseSummit04/05/09Rode with TyMo, Tom, and Chad. One of those rides loaded with mechanicals; worked it out and had a good time. Chad did awesome for first time on a mtn bike! 
TyMo04/04/09rode with dad, uncle tom, and chad. had lots of mechanical problems that made it tough but it was an overall good ride 
FalseSummit03/29/09Cool temps cruise with TyMo and GOF. 
TyMo03/29/09nice ride with uncle tom and dad. made it up i think i can in eleven minutes 
jnova03/24/09added bfi, nice day for a ride, lot's of riders on this day 
Holy Roller03/23/09Did a lot of trail maintenance. Everyone enjoy and ride safer & FASTER! 
jnova03/19/09nice trail ride at sunset,many riders out, 
Frakk03/15/09Beautiful day! lost front brake preassure on the first downhill, had to use just my rear brakes, it was pretty hairy on the down hill. 
newpos03/14/09from last week 
Housefly03/06/09Trails were nice and fast... 
ericfoltz03/04/09El Moro is not a good place to get caught out in the rain. 
Holy Roller02/23/09TRAIL MAINTENANCE WEEKEND! All along Missing Link, Fenceline and the 3rd ST. Moved about a TON of sand from the 1st part of Missing Link and a couple hundred pouds of WET MUD!!! My back is killing. Enjoy! Anyone else want to organize a TM day just write to me or call 714-504-5045 
Holy Roller02/23/09More Trail maintenance. Planning on some major rock removal from rattlesnake- Any volunteers?? 
jnova02/23/09nice day for a ride,trail in nice shape, saw only one other rider 
newpos01/31/09beautiful day to ride. clear views of catalina and clemente islands. 
Housefly01/16/09Great view of Catalina at Sunset! 
TyMo01/10/09good easy ride with dad, chris and david 
FalseSummit01/10/09Awesome weather, incredible sunset. Good day out with the boys; TyMo, Chris and David. Even all the mechanicals couldn't spoil a great day for riding. 
jnova01/09/09nice after work ride ,windy 
newpos01/04/0912/31. first time back on the bike in over a month. yeti feels great. climbed itic next to a guy on a townie... 
newpos01/04/091/3. second round this week. cold out there especially before sunset. good amount of riders. 
Housefly11/22/08 
jeffcaruba11/22/08amazing day out there with the 4 of us!!! what a great ride today! 
FalseSummit11/17/08Late start; rode last half-hour by Braille. Great temps and awesome sunset. 
Oly11/01/081st of two rides with Manny.... 
Manuel71411/01/08Felt good on this one after the first 20 min. Oly was pushing hard. 
Bruin10/31/08A light overnight drizzle made for a cool and stunning early morning ride. 
Bruin10/31/08 
onegear710/28/08Hot day. Good ride. 
onegear710/27/08Rode this loop on Sunday, late posting due to wireless down. It was hot out at El Moro on Sunday! 
spicolli197610/06/08Great ride with Matt. We did this loop backwards from Ridge Park, and went down BFI. 
jeffcaruba09/29/08Rough time, moved slow and just enjoyed today...especially after a confrontation with a cactus! 
Huntington94909/29/08This ride is a blast. With the exception of falling on a cactus, I really enjoyed it. After that, I will never forget my mountain biking shorts again. Lots of sand on the hills, so choose your line carefully. Sitting at my desk on Monday Morning with Cactus in my a$$ is not the most ideal way to start the week, but still worth it after the fun I had and the ocean views I will remember forever. 
Huntington94909/29/08Lots and lots of options on routes to take, so it's cool to have the variety. 
singlespeedrider09/23/08Garmin died. First time clearing I Think I Can without any stops other than that pretty un eventful ride. Not my favorite ride so far in El Morro to much fire road but helped me learn my way around. 
Mtn Goat09/11/08pretty fun route... 
spicolli197608/24/08Great ride with Matt. Super mellow pace today. It was HOT!!!!! 
cdemeis08/14/08Really cool storm cloud sunset tonight. 
cdemeis08/05/08Sunset ride 
trekstorm08/01/08Just a quick ride today. 
Twitch07/22/08Nice loop. Lots of walkers out 
trekstorm07/22/08Part two of two. Great rides and as the day gets later more and more riders. 
cdemeis07/18/08Slow paced evening ride. Cloudy and overcast. 
Holy Roller07/11/08Not as hot as the other day but still a great ride. Just luvin the fencline and missing ling ST trails, some of the best around! 
Holy Roller07/10/08Smokin ride! Back in the groove, 43.5 mph down Mach I!!, dont know what the park service was thinking by taking a bulldozer with a rake to the entire fireroad system of the park; trails are very loose- dangerous downhill as your front tire takes a digger and more strenuous uphill cause you're riding on a very loose pack! 
Holy Roller07/08/08Sucking wind on the uphills, had to abandon the middle ring for granny but at least I made it non-stop on all of the uphills. SLowly getting back into shape. 
spicolli197606/29/08Great to be back on my bike after a 3 week hiatus. 
genusmtbkr506/28/082nd loop with KWH and ScottV. 
KeepsWhatHappens06/27/082nd ride of the day in El Moro with Scottv and Genusmtbkr5. Got hot on the 2nd route when the clouds cleared. 
scott v06/27/082nd lap with John and Gene. Lot of climbing for little single track reward. Got warm as the sun broke through. 
Oly06/22/08Early evening ride with TonyM, Manny, Grumpy and Veronica...it finally cooled down and we enjoyed a fantastic sunset ride... 
Damon M06/12/0816 minutes up BFI 
cdemeis06/10/08Cool, overcast afternoon ride. Highlight of the ride was the gate being open at the end of Missing Link single track! Stupid little things like this make me happy. haha 
jbh6506/06/08slight variation on this route. Started and finished at the Laguna Wilderness parking lot. Total Miles: 13.75 Total Ascent: 2077 feet Great wheather and no one out there today. 
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