April 2003 - Landslide
Trail Rating - 5.0
Trip Leader: Scott Maiden
Photos submitted by Chris Villarreal
I have to say I really like this trail. It starts on the floor of a valley and slowly winds it's way between the hills, ending 500 feet above the valley floor. the trail is one long gradual climb filled with large boulders and the occasional 5-10 foot ledge. I bent a front leaf spring and brake dust shield and still had a blast. There are no bypasses or early outs so once in your committed, so don't forget to bring spare parts.
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The trail starts out pretty mellow.
Some of the early obstacles.
There are a lot of big holes that you don't see until you put a tire in them, there's a good one behind the rock Brian is on in the picture above.
The first big obstacle, an off camber notch at the base of a 6 foot ledge. If you go into the notch you'll need ground clearance to keep the diffs off the rocks.
A small desert tortoise Brian spotted while watching Scott.
Once you get by the notch, there's another short waterfall to climb.