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Old Emerald Falls

Intermediate/Difficult Intermediate/Difficult
 4.1 (18)
  1. Areas
  2. CA
  3. …Southern California
  4. …Orange County
  5. Crystal Cove State Park
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“Drop in and out of Emerald Canyon for a fun connection trail. ”

Brian Lawler
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Map Key

1.0

Miles

1.6

KM
Singletrack

902' 275 m

High

443' 135 m

Low

3' 1 m

Up

463' 141 m

Down

9%

Avg Grade (5°)

26%

Max Grade (15°)

Dogs No Dogs

E-Bikes Not Allowed

Family Friendly A fun rock drop at the end is a great challenge.

No trail sign on Moro Ridge side.

Description

Be mindful because there is no trail sign. This trail starts near the top of Moro Ridge. It is right after a section of Moro Ridge where it gets steep for about 30 meters and them flattens out again.

The trail is generally flowy, not too steep, and doesn't have too many rocks. It's a very fun trail for intermediate/expert riders to rip down or for a beginner trying to work his way up to more difficult trails.

Contacts

Land Manager: OC Parks - Laguna Coast Wilderness Park

Shared By:

Brian Lawler with improvements by Payton J and 1 other
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Trail Ratings

  4.1 from 18 votes

#4

in Crystal Cove State Park

#6978

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  4.1 from 18 votes
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Trail Rankings

#4

in Crystal Cove State Park

#372

in California

#6,978

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Old Emerald Falls (BVD) Trail 2021
Feb 4, 2021 near Laguna…, CA
A fun rock drop at the end of Old Emerald Falls.
Apr 17, 2019 near Laguna…, CA

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Feb 17, 2024
MTBr Of Socal
really deep runs at the entrance due to rains. Then smaller ruts throughout the rest of the way down.
Jan 20, 2021
MTB MOR
The rut at the top is deep, but it is easy to avoid. After that the trail is in good shape. 16mi — 2h 00m
Dec 23, 2020
Clint G.
May 24, 2020
Pablo H.
1.3mi — 0h 20m
Nov 11, 2019
Jacob Hughes
Chunky fast descent. Super fun trail.
Jun 29, 2019
Michael Lindner
First time on this trail. Was a Blast! Nice jump at the end. 1mi
Jun 28, 2019
Michael Lindner
1mi
May 9, 2019
Clint G.

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