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Chesebro Canyon (California) Route creator: Terry Best

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Overall:  5.8
Technical:  5.5
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Time (avg): 1:41 minutes
Distance: 12.8 miles
Ascent: 1,994 feet
 
 
Ladder Points 43 per ride


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If there's one word that describes the trails of Chesebro Canyon, it's VARIETY. Challenging fire road climbs, technical singletrack climbing and descending with many different settings to keep your eyes busy. Even though victim to the massive brush fires of 2005's summer, the trails are still in excellent condition. Don't miss this mountain biking venue in the north Santa Monica mountains.
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Route Comments: 51 comments

   
NameDateComment
TheOmen06/24/10pretty loose in some spots! laid the bike down and landed on the handlebar, ouch! 
cbt05/02/10Very windy. Put in good effort under the conditions. 
prodigy03/06/10almost a week off. getting over the flu. took my time and enjoy the ride more then ever. 
GeoRob01/01/10 
Bruin12/04/09Ride started out at 36 degrees but the Baleen Wall climb warmed things up quickly. 
joeyrbbns10/15/09 
AllMountainRider06/09/09Fun ride. Pretty much an XC riders dream. A little too flat for my 37lb bike. 
AllMountainRider06/09/09 
VickyC05/30/09Great ride to take newer riders on- VERY crowded today. There were large groups of kids riding out there- still a great time despite the crowds. 
Z Groove01/15/09Nice trainging route. Diffenitly pack the water. 
cbt01/02/08First lap at moderate effort in order to check out trail. 
cbt01/02/08Second lap hard effort in 1:04:17. 
ka0t1c0712/16/07rode this route and did the China flats loop. excellent weather today. 
pboudreault11/12/07 
Erik MM07/20/071-spd: Seven, 32/20...got "off course" at least 4x...not a good June ride @ 11 am- only a few dabs of shade. Not the best 1-spd route, lots of ~2% stuff that would be fun w/rings...maybe next time. Horses have pulverized the Start and Finish area to a blanket of powdered dirt 1/2 inch thick. The trail is nicer farther from the trail head. 
Erik MM07/20/07I will ride it again...but the Backbone calls, and it is so close. There are a few steep sections like Pacman said, perhaps one @ 20% for a short period near the end of the ride...but fun nonetheless. 
cbt02/06/07Warm-up, then timed loop. 
robbiesdad01/26/07Another great day in SoCal 
cbt01/24/07Did two loops of this route. Timed second loop. I think the first was faster. How did Ranch Center Connector get steeper on the second loop? 
robbiesdad01/24/07Yet another red flag day closes the State Parks. Lots of sun! 
robbiesdad01/24/07Lap #2 
robbiesdad01/23/07Bonus ride after the girls' ride. 
robbiesdad01/22/07Lap #2, reporting delayed as I watch the flames 1/4 mile from my house. I'll have to take new pictures for the future route. 
robbiesdad01/16/07Another bright and beautiful day. 
robbiesdad01/16/07Faster second lap, must be getting my second wind. (LOL) Almost nobody out here, no other tread marks on heartbreak hill. Reminds me of VQ. I'll be glad when the sun sets later. 
robbiesdad01/13/07Wind from the arctic! On the return leg ran into Nikitata doing the same route with printed instructions only! 
robbiesdad01/13/07The Ranch road climb is steep (20%?) 
mountainwarrior01/12/07Route is too short. There is so much more riding to be had here; i.e. Las Vigenes Canyon, Long Ranch. 
CTrask01/09/07Easy mid-day ride with a realtor who showed me a house this morning. There's more to Chesebro than up the middle, huh Dave? LOL sorry 
sdw542101/07/07Great ride with my Wife 
CTrask01/05/07*$#! GPS lost the route and recorded two partial segments again. I think I liked being a technophobe. 
CTrask01/02/07I gotta find that USP connector to my EDGE. I'm adding several miles to this ride by starting at the Chumash Museum. I better dive back into the moving boxes : ( 
CTrask12/28/06Posting from Kinkos. My entire life is in moving boxes. Riding was more important than unpacking. How sad is that? 
dulyea12/24/06Easy XC ride with some fun technical bits. Great for a mixed group; there's something for everyone. 
CTrask12/11/06It's official. As of December 22 this ride will replace Santiago Oaks as my ride-from-home GL Route. Hate to move, but it could be worse. 
CTrask12/08/06I gotta get an Edge. This area is good for 4 or 5 different routes. Adding King James Trail, Simi Peak, and the trails to the NE, gives you 22 miles with very little back tracking. 
CTrask12/04/06This is a VERY heavily riden area, even more than Whiting and Santiago Oaks. 
rsc60111/06/06rode 9.5 miles with the bird, eric and greg. damn hot - 90 degrees or so. 
CTrask11/03/06OC guys, this is worth driving up for, but BRING THE "Turn-By-Turn" DIRECTIONS! This route just scratches the surface of this area. The two technical sections in the sulfur area get your attention. Love the "CYCLISTS DISMOUNT" sign...Yeah right! 
CTrask11/03/06Second time up the canyon. Met a guy at the bottom who took me on a different variation that added 6 miles. We went past the top of this loop to a "King James Trail", a technical down and up (a lot like Aliso's Rock-It). Kept heading north to Simi Peak and down to some big homes in a gated area. Then back up a fire road to China Flats and down. Make the trip! 
Cycling Escapes08/21/06Did a bigger ride here than this, but the damn Edge wouldn't download it. Bastard. 
shrek08/13/06 
xhuskr08/13/061st of 5 rides on a camping trip weekend with vwjames. Nice relaxing ride with one steep climb. Saw a mountain lion at the end just hangin out in the shade. He/she did not move even when we went by it 2x. Fun little ride and would do again. 
MSHMTB06/15/06Ole' Reliable. I love Cheese, except when I nailed that squirrel. RIP little fella. 
MSHMTB06/13/06Nice, Easy, Cheesey Ride through the Canyon. What a Relaxing Day 
MSHMTB06/09/06Took today off and ripped off a Cheesebro run. 
MSHMTB06/08/06My backyard local trail, The La Virgenes trailhead is a block from my house. SWEET. 
Cycling Escapes04/20/06Up to China flats and all around. Very sweet and peaceful :) 
steveorocks03/20/06Rode two laps today 
K0KE02/22/06The singletrack from Sulpher Springs through to Palo Comodo was fun. 
Terry Best11/05/05Love the singletrack climbs. TOns more to explore here in Chesebro Canyon. Surreal with all the burned hillsides...fortunately it's impossible for fire to burn trails :) 

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