Expect some decent climbing on this route. The first five miles are on a fairly flat dirt road, Trabuco Creek. The singletrack ascent up Holy Jim is breathtaking and challenging with hairpins and slightly technical sections. Upon making a right on the Main Divide fire road expect an undulating 7 mile fire road journey to Trabuco (majority of it being uphill). Trabuco's singletrack is one of the best around - Enjoy!
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3 Ways to Post
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Post your activity, just type in a few details.
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Post your activity from a GPX file.
Get a gpx file of your activity from Garmin Connect or from Strava. For example, upload your activity from your GPS to Strava then save as GPX to your computer. Click this Upload GPX button to then upload it to GeoLadders.
Steps to create GPX from Strava: Open the activity in Strava, click the 'Action' icon on left (wrench), select 'Download GPX' (saves to 'Downloads' on your computer). Go to www.geoladders.com, open the existing route you want to post to, select 'Post GPX to this route' (on left), then click the 'Browse' button (middle of page), find the GPX in your 'Downloads' directory. Double click, save. That's it. Your route appears on geoladders.com/posts and in your dashboard.
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Use the GeoLadders App
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Copy this GeoLadders route to your computer.
To get the downloaded gpx file from your computer onto your GARMIN device, login to Garmin Connect at connect.garmin.com. STEP 1). Select ACTIVITIES (far left menu, 5th option) STEP 2). Upper right, click IMPORT, then click BROWSE, middle of page. STEP 3). Double click the activity, then click IMPORT DATA button. STEP 4). The activity opens (in Garmin Connect), then upper right, of the 5 icons, click the GEAR icon 5. then SEND TO DEVICE (Note: you can rename the acivity before sending to your device). The activity will show in 'Courses' on your Garmin device with the default name or the name you gave it. 6. You'll need to unplug your device to view courses on your device. That's it.
12/11/17 Day of the annual Warriors Society Christmas Tree ride, so left early and fought nasty headwind to the forest boundary. Once the canyon narrowed, there was more shelter and the wind wasn't an issue. Met the group at the tree on Trabuco and after some merriment, continued the good times back at Parker Ranch.
11/11/16 I haven't been here in 2 1/2 years. I forgot how awesome Holy Jim is. Today I was in one of my worst days regarding energy. Riding once a week is not enough for me for keeping a decent riding shape.
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