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This is a mostly flat, sometimes rolling, and well-kept trail.


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Map Key

4.5

Miles

7.3

KM

Doubletrack

103' 31 m

High

14' 4 m

Low

154' 47 m

Up

66' 20 m

Down

1%

Avg Grade (1°)

5%

Max Grade (3°)

Dogs Leashed

E-Bikes Allowed

Family Friendly Virtually flat, wide, well-groomed.

The park is only open from sunrise to sunset.

Need to Know

Between Hollister and Beyer, the path goes through what looks like a nursery. This is the correct path.

Description

This trail makes for a great workout. It's mostly wide, with a short section of singletrack. Expect some gravel, packed dirt, and very few areas that become muddy if it has recently rained. There are a few bridges, ponds, and lots of wildlife (especially birds). The path is well-shaded.

Most roadways can be crossed safely thanks to underpasses, with the exception of Hollister Street. The trail can be picked up at the parking area off the end of Saturn Blvd, behind Home Depot, or in the middle, at the Ranger Station on Beyer Boulevard.

There are several side trails that can be explored with sections of singletrack. At the time of this writing, the trails are exceptionally well-kept, and the trail serves as a great, mostly flat workout. The trail can be ridden in both directions. Cars can be left either at the Swiss Park staging area, at the Home Depot parking lot or in the middle, at the staging area on Beyer Boulevard. At the east end, on Rios Ave. there is a newly dedicated parking lot (just behind the church).

On the east end of the trail there is a connector that links this trail with the Lower Otay Reservoir.
This trail goes near the Mattress Firm Amphitheater and crosses Otay Valley Road. It's a dirt road that takes the rider right under the big 125 Expressway bridge. From here, Wiley Road, mostly gravel, brings the biker to a steep climb towards the lower reservoir.

After a couple hundred feet hill climb the trail ends on Weste Road, where the Lower Otay singletracks can be picked up.

Contacts

Shared By:

Fulvio Capitanio with improvements by Susie Murphy and 2 others

Trail Ratings

  3.1 from 15 votes

#21265

Overall
  3.1 from 15 votes
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13%
4 Star
27%
3 Star
33%
2 Star
7%
1 Star
20%
Trail Rankings

#1,581

in California

#21,265

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1,997 Since Mar 19, 2018
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Photos

Looking east over a small causeway.
Mar 7, 2020 near Imperia…, CA
Looking east over a small pond.
Mar 7, 2020 near Imperia…, CA
Gravel part
Mar 12, 2021 near Imperia…, CA
Path
Mar 12, 2021 near Imperia…, CA
Gravel part
Mar 12, 2021 near Imperia…, CA
Looking south from trail at Hollister Pond viewpoint/fishing area.
Mar 7, 2020 near Imperia…, CA
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Current Trail Conditions

Bad / Closed 22 days ago
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Oct 28, 2024
Anonymous
Not a trail, a dangerous, open-air drug market and homeless camp. Litter and the smell of urine and feces everywhere. Avoid at all costs.
Jan 15, 2024
Jesse LaMay
Dec 6, 2021
Robert Hartman
Nov 2, 2020
Phillip D
Sketchy 2mi
Oct 7, 2020
David Obeso
This place is very scetchy looking and smelled very bad. The resavoir smelled like a sewage processing plant and there are tons of homeless
Jul 3, 2020
Tony Rodriguez
10.5mi
Jun 16, 2020
Aaron P
10.2mi — 1h 32m
May 31, 2020
Chris Adams
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