USA MTB Trails - Bootleg Canyon - Noble Canyon 

Singletrack addict Christie has been out riding some USA MTB trails at Bootleg Canyon and Noble Canyon. See how he rates these trails compared to his local trails back home in SA.

Bootleg Canyon
Here's some pictures of my rides at Bootleg Canyon this past weekend.

It was an amazing experience even though the trails were not marked well.

I was a little nervous on the technical stuff on Sat, but felt really good today and really enjoyed it!

Their green routes are not so technical and similar to the mtb singletrack in Groenkloof, but the blue stuff is like the hiking trails in Groenkloof, especially that one around the contour on Botha ave side, and the black ones, well.....

It was extremely hot and humid, and spend both days only about 2 hours (= 20-25 km) there. And there's still quite a nr of trails that I haven't done, hope to get the chance for another weekend there!

Also no entry fee charged, though they do have donation box.

Another week of sun and dust and 45 deg C ahead! Might now only be back in SA end of Sept!

Bootleg Canyon Website

Noble Canyon
Sat morning I headed out to the Noble Canyon trail, about 50 miles east of San Diego. But was stupid enough to only start riding at 10:00 and about 3/4 through ride my water was finished due to the extreme heat and physical demanding route, and with no water in sight, I just had to complete ride to get back to car... the 28 km took me 3 hours...

The trail itself was freakin awesome, with some very fast flowing swooping sections and some really really technical rocky sections. On some of these technical sections the price for messing up could be fatal with high steep cliffs on the sides.... And riding on your own one has to be extra cautious

I did not take any pics of the last 4 miles, because at stage I just wanted to get back to the car, but the last 2 miles of the track is definitely some of the best trails I have ever ridden, with a good mix of steep rocky sections and fast swooping corners

And again no complaints about Minki, she took every thing in her stride and made it so easy to pick a line through all those rocks, still do not wish for any other bike! Just miss my 180mm brake rotor up front...

I have to do this one again, but this time I'll be there as soon as its light enough to start riding to miss the heat!

Hopefully I'll get another chance at Bootleg Canyon this coming weekend! and get to see the Grand Canyon!

Noble Canyon (Cleveland National Forest)
San Diego Mountain Biking Association