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Tijeras Creek - Chiquita Ridge Loop (California) Route creator: Cranx

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Time (avg): 0:37 minutes
Distance: 5.5 miles
Ascent: 580 feet
 
 
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Great little training ride in the heart of Rancho Santa Margarita. This route starts by the baseball field at Canada Vista Park off Antonio, runs along Tiejeras creek, climbs up to Chiquita Ridge and finishes off with with a nice, fast decent and a run back to the park. Great for after work or when you don't have time for a long ride.
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NameDateComment
Sparrrrky06/17/10Rode Wifes Stumper this morning 
Sparrrrky06/10/10Warm up (Clockwise loop) 
Sparrrrky06/10/10Counter clockwise loop 
Tumbleweed01/12/10combining two ride 
STEVO CARRILLO12/17/09Thought I'd throw this one in..... Still had time to kill before I had to pick up my niece @ school. 
Keith B11/25/09Included the rollers past the golf course. Felt weird to be on the Epic after the 109mile road ride! 
quikflip2711/17/09On top of the O'neil run. 
STEVO CARRILLO10/27/09Thought I'd throw this one in after O'neill, had plenty of water and the weather was perfect. 
Keith B10/02/09Easy after work spin. 
halfasst07/27/09Quick afternoon ride from the house. Pretty hot out today!!! 
TrailMonkey07/25/09Check out ride with new Easton XC one rims 
STEVO CARRILLO06/26/09Warm-up route. Kcasebier and I. The fire road up to the top of Chiquita ridge is really really loose, had a hard time keeping it from spinning out, thanks to the 2k pound pooping machines. 
Cougar Bait06/05/09Dan. Had to get a quick one in as it was the maiden voyage on Dan's new Stumpjumper. He was lovin' it! 
STEVO CARRILLO06/04/09Warm-up route waiting for Kcasebier to get his @$*&^%! together. 
STEVO CARRILLO05/21/09Solo morning cruz, just nice to get out. 
ridnsolo04/23/09Only one dab going up the hill, because of some soft sand. Felt like crap at begining of ride. 
Keith B04/05/09Late afternoon spin, played with some different rebound settings on the F120 to see what difference in made on the short rocky section. 
Keith B04/04/09Finished my morning off with this short loop. 
Keith B04/01/09Included the rollers up to Las Flores. 
Keith B03/18/091st ride on the Epic since putting on XTR shadow, alloy cassette and 140mm rear rotor. RD and cassette are faultless, not sure on the 140mm disc! 
kenish03/10/09The time change is awesome! Haven't posted here in a long time. The gate above the tollroad is now closed and padlocked. The barb wire fence is repaired. No more ridge running! 
T Bone03/05/09Evening ride with Miles and Larry. Several parts of the ride were still wet and soggy from the recent rains 
ALXNDR02/21/09Finally got out of Fullerton for a ride. My buddy toured me around the area and I think this is what we did... our total miles was about 21 and change and we didn't have an altimeter reading. Great place to roll... Especially those creek crossings! 
S.L.O. Phil01/29/09Something like this. We rode for 1:26 total time, so we did a little more than this. 
STEVO CARRILLO01/27/09Warm up ride with Kcasebier. 
Cougar Bait01/22/09S. Missing part of the upload due to not hitting start on Garmin... 
Keith B01/17/09Slow ride along the ridge, went out to Las Flores for some extra credit. Perfect weather for January. 
TrailMonkey01/11/09Tied Tijeras Creek- Chiquita Ridge Loop with Holy Jim- Trabuco Trail 35 miles 
Ladera Mike12/28/08The climb to Chiquita Ridge is in horrible shape. Big 2-foot deep ruts and still a lot of mud made it pretty much unrideable. I had to walk most of it. Once you make it up, Burma road is in very nice shape. Great ride overall +13 miles of extra credit riding to and from the trail head. 
STEVO CARRILLO12/16/08Tried to ride in the lowlands today and keep off the big mtn trials. @#!%$&*^# ! One OTB, Millions of dab's and a bike that looks like it was dipped in chocolate. 
STEVO CARRILLO12/15/08Rode this yesterday @ dusk. For what ever reason Geo's only lets you post two different rides for that day. Oh well, @ least I get to write somthing today since I can't ride. 
STEVO CARRILLO12/11/082nd loop...What a day , glad the weeks almost over. 
STEVO CARRILLO12/09/08Kcasebier and I went for a little ride this morning.....Very plesant. Kinda combined a couple of routes, man was it Cold down n' the canyon. 
rickdlt7711/13/08took my sister for a ride. she hadn't ridden a bike in 10 yrs. pretty funny seeing cursing as she went up and down. overall was fun. 
halfasst10/28/08My wife and I went out for after dark to check out her new Giant XW ride. 
TrailMonkey10/17/08Tied two rides together 
kenish10/07/08Ride with the neighborhood kids...they did great on their BMX bikes! 
TrailMonkey10/05/08light cramping 
TrailMonkey09/28/08Still cramping, No Fun 
TrailMonkey09/27/08Warm-up after cramping, 168 miles in a week dident agree with my Quads 
TrailMonkey09/20/08rode with DirtPounder 
TrailMonkey09/14/08Quick spin before tonights long ride. 
Keith B09/12/08Quick spin after work. Included the rollers after the baseball ground for good measure. 
halfasst08/24/08Quick ride with Larry to check out his new POV camera. 
trobe108/07/086:15am start - Didn't have much time for a ride today, so got up early and got this easy one in. No other riders out, but saw a few runners. Had to avoid lots of horse crap in a number of spots throughout the ride. 
Erik MM08/04/08back on the rigid 1 spd...THIS ROUTE CAN'T be DONE BEHIND BATTING CAGES ANYMORE...you need to go to the bridge and start from the 1 track down there 
Erik MM08/04/08not bad...wish I had my gears, but I guess it's an alright 1 spd route 
kenish07/20/08First ride after getting home from vacation. It was good to be back in the saddle. I wasn't as out of condition as I thought. 
Shorty07/13/08Started at James' house at Stone Ridge. Red Ryder's Garmin is being repaired-- we did a litle over 8 miles, we figured. Lots of fun, with the boys. 
Red Ryder07/13/08Good ride with Shorty and James. More than 8 miles ridden. Beautiful late afternoon-evening ride. Thanks for the pizza and beer, James. 
TREE07/04/08Quick spin between all day at the beach and fireworks at the lake. 
kenish06/20/08Nice evening ride, everyone at work bailed! 
hpmoray06/03/08Rode with my son. Rode extra too. 
kenish05/31/08Nice morning ride, started out cloudy and cool but the sun came out. There were not many people on the trail for a weekend. 
hpmoray05/26/08Lap 1 of 2 today. Lots of loose rocks and sandy on the steep hill. A bit dangerous. A bit cool, weather-wise speaking. 
hpmoray05/26/08Lap 2 of 2. Went counterclockwise for fun up the hill. Sun actually came out and it warmed up a bit. Still weird weather this weekend. 
TREE05/15/08Quick lunch loop - was going crazy - had to get on the bike 
TREE04/30/08Quick evening loop before my wife hit the gym... kind of cold out there..... 
kenish04/28/08Morning ride, it got very hot halfway through the ride. Dead bobcat right in the trail halfway between points 2&3 on the route. It may have been hit on the tollroad and landed on the trail. 
One Flew OTB04/24/08Quick just before dark ride w/Bobby. GPS battery was dead, so no stats on this one. Nice evening ride. Start and Finish at Meander/Antonio for a little extra length. 
Cougar Bait04/21/08S. Took the day off to be with my visiting parents, got a quick ride in this morning. 
Hannibal04/18/08Did this Thursday afternoon along with the Coto Valley loop. They have chained up all the gates leading out of the ball park, what a pain in the but. Why can't we have access to a public trail from a public park?! 
One Flew OTB04/04/08Quick after work spin w/Bobby. His first time on the bike in a VERY long time. Fun ride ... actually started from Las Flores and did the "loop" backwards. Stopped the GPS midway by accident so no time/hr/etc. 
Keith B04/04/08After work Enduro cruise. Getting more happy with the smaller of the jumps now. 
hpmoray04/03/08Nice ride with my son. Overcast and cool. 
kenish03/20/08Weather was great, had to ride!! 
TREE03/18/08After work, praying the pager would not go off - I am the "on call" guy this week. Have to keep the evening rides short, short, short. 
kenish03/09/08New F100RL fork, huge improvement over the old Marzocci! Still need to get it dialed in. The time change is nice, more light in the PM! 
hpmoray03/09/08Nice Stretch ride after yesterday. Went with my son, so nice leisurely pace. Sunny, but nice breeze this afternoon. 
hpmoray03/09/08Got off work early. Visited Doug H. in hospital, then hit the trail before dark. 
Keith B03/02/08Recovery ride with Sarah. Feel like I got beaten with a large metal pipe all over my body. Legs wont go straight and I walk like a man doing a bad impression of a chimp. Help. 
TREE02/18/08Lunch loop 
Hannibal02/08/08Climb is rutted after rains. Rest of the trail has healed up pretty well with only a few muddy areas. Combined this with the Coto Valley Loop. 
Keith B02/07/08Test ride of the Epic. Still plenty of mud out there. Legs sore from yesterday. New jumps built before the baseball ground. 
kenish02/07/08A reasonably warm day and trails dry enough to finally ride! Not as out of shape as I though. Felt great to get back in the saddle. 
northshore02/02/08Loop #1 with the STR group. 
Hannibal01/31/08Wednesday afternoon ride. Did first half of this, then Coto Valley Loop, then last half of this. A little wet in areas. 
Hannibal01/17/08First loop combined with Coto Valley Loop. Can't post second loop until tomorrow. 
TREE01/14/08Quick Lunch loop - a few minutes late back to work....again 
kenish01/13/08Trail was damp w/ great traction and muddy only in a few places. Lots of new rain ruts and rock gardens. 
kenish01/13/08Trail was very muddy, called it quits under the toll road bridge. Saw medium size cougar prints in the mud, looked very recent. 
TREE01/08/08Quick lunch loop 
Hannibal01/07/08Did this back on Friday, but have been out of town since. Combined this with the Coto Valley Loop. Ankle still hurts from the Rwanda Ride. 
DONALD JACKSON01/07/08Mud yes mud but with a stick you could use it as brakes and knock off the mud. Tomorrow will be much better. 
Keith B01/02/08Morning ride with Sarah - went a bit further along to Las Flores and back. 
kenish01/01/08The warm and clear weather was a perfect way to ring in the New Year! Lots of people out riding. 
scott v01/01/08Second ride for the day. Took the singlespeed out after San Clemente Single tracks. That thing is going to take some getting used to. 
hpmoray12/30/07Lap 1 of 2 today. Lots of loose stones riding up the hills, so gotta be careful. 
hpmoray12/30/07Lap 2 of 2 today. Had to stop and let 2 people on horses pass. Nice horses. BTW - they keep the gates locked now, so you have to go over the side of the bridge to get on the trail. 
scott v12/28/07Quick spin. Almost ate it in a rut running down the middle of the fire road. 
kenish12/26/07Christmas dinner burnoff ride. Started out clear and cold but it got warm quickly. 
kenish12/22/07Cool but sunny. Trail isn't bad considering all the rain last week. 
kenish12/14/07Rode as much as I could before it got too cold and dark. 
kenish12/03/07Some new rock gardens after the rains, muddy stretches too. Nice ride at dusk. 
TREE11/29/07Quick loop after work, not a big fan of riding with lights- need to train my eyes a bit. Went OTB twice..... I suck 
scott v11/28/07Went home after O'neill and wife wasn't home from work yet so I grabbed the lights and did this quick route. Sky looked kinda cool. Dark over the hills but a glow coming off the ocean. 
Cougar Bait11/23/07Tuesday's stick to the deraileur totally messed up the gearing. Needs help... GPS "start" issues. 
Everett5611/17/07Rode with Bob 
scott v11/13/07Short, quick spin. 
Colt 4511/10/072nd ride of the day. Had 1-spill due to lack of skill with my new egg-beaters. 
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