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Santiago Oaks
Mountain Biking Trail
Hard
10.12 mi
1,922 ft
One of the most popular mountain bike trail systems in Orange County.
The Santiago Oaks trail system is one of the most popular suburban trail networks for mountain biking in the Orange County region. Located right on the edge of the suburbs, it’s also popular with other trail users, so be sure to share the trail and practice proper trail yielding.
If you do brave the crowds or find an off-peak time to ride, you’ll be rewarded with a beautiful network of intricate singletrack trails climbing high into a set of hills that feels surprisingly remote for being located right on the edge of the city. You’ll quickly forget the hustle and bustle of city life and the press of traffic as you soak in the natural beauty of the untrammeled hills all around you.
With so many trails running in all directions, it’s possible to build loop and ride combinations of many various types here at Santiago Oaks. The route mapped here is one of the more aggressive ride options, with a penchant for the more technical downhills in the area. That said, it’s also possible to construct a ride that focuses more on flowy, XC trails—check the local maps for trail difficulty ratings.
If you do brave the more technical trails, you can expect to encounter classic So Cal loose-over-hardpack conditions, chunky, embedded rocks and rock gardens, rock rolls, and even some respectable drops. Some sections of the more technical trails are actually quite steep for being in a suburban park. Don’t underestimate Santiago Oaks just because it’s right on the edge of town—some of these trails can pack a punch!
Sources:
Written by Greg Heil
The Santiago Oaks trail system is one of the most popular suburban trail networks for mountain biking in the Orange County region. Located right on the edge of the suburbs, it’s also popular with other trail users, so be sure to share the trail and practice proper trail yielding.
If you do brave the crowds or find an off-peak time to ride, you’ll be rewarded with a beautiful network of intricate singletrack trails climbing high into a set of hills that feels surprisingly remote for being located right on the edge of the city. You’ll quickly forget the hustle and bustle of city life and the press of traffic as you soak in the natural beauty of the untrammeled hills all around you.
With so many trails running in all directions, it’s possible to build loop and ride combinations of many various types here at Santiago Oaks. The route mapped here is one of the more aggressive ride options, with a penchant for the more technical downhills in the area. That said, it’s also possible to construct a ride that focuses more on flowy, XC trails—check the local maps for trail difficulty ratings.
If you do brave the more technical trails, you can expect to encounter classic So Cal loose-over-hardpack conditions, chunky, embedded rocks and rock gardens, rock rolls, and even some respectable drops. Some sections of the more technical trails are actually quite steep for being in a suburban park. Don’t underestimate Santiago Oaks just because it’s right on the edge of town—some of these trails can pack a punch!
Sources:
Written by Greg Heil
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Route and Elevation
Segments
| Name | Distance | Elev. Diff. | Avg. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot to Jamboree | 0.42 mi | 82 ft | 3.7% |
| XC Oaks Singletrack Entrance | 0.92 mi | -72 ft | -1.2% |
| Trail Head to New Chutes Peak | 1.93 mi | 387 ft | 3.6% |
| Chutes ride in, wash to wash | 0.77 mi | -26 ft | -0.1% |
| Chutes Climb to Ridge Chutes | 0.34 mi | 167 ft | 9.2% |
| Chutes Climb | 1.05 mi | 381 ft | 6.8% |
| Chutes Trail Up to top of Deer | 1.51 mi | 531 ft | 6.7% |
| Upper Chutes | 0.71 mi | 203 ft | 5.2% |
| Chutes from the T | 0.60 mi | 171 ft | 5.3% |
| Just the flat | 0.23 mi | 10 ft | 0.6% |
| Upper Chutes - U | 0.43 mi | 112 ft | 4.6% |
| Barham Ridge Up (Chutes to Deer) | 0.47 mi | 177 ft | 6.2% |
| True Deer Loop | 1.30 mi | -302 ft | -0.7% |
| Deer - Downhill Only | 0.62 mi | -299 ft | -9.1% |
| Deer | 0.89 mi | -299 ft | -4.7% |
| DEER (Correct-GPS) | 1.02 mi | -305 ft | -3.0% |
| Deer Up (North / West) | 0.70 mi | 259 ft | 6.1% |
| Deer short climbout | 0.12 mi | 92 ft | 13.6% |
| Deer Out Climb | 0.18 mi | 85 ft | 8.6% |
| Boulder Dash! | 0.27 mi | 128 ft | 9.0% |
| Anaheim Hills - Barham to Bottom | 0.24 mi | -43 ft | -3.1% |
| Iron Man | 0.40 mi | -187 ft | -1.7% |
| Iron Yucca Man | 1.01 mi | -361 ft | -6.7% |
| Yucca Ridge top-to-bottom DH | 0.52 mi | -328 ft | -11.7% |
| YuccaBee | 0.92 mi | -371 ft | -3.7% |
| Yucca Ridge DH | 0.40 mi | -246 ft | -11.6% |
| Mid-Yucca | 0.30 mi | -200 ft | -12.3% |
| 18 Yuc | 0.25 mi | -167 ft | -12.6% |
| Bumblebee Climb | 0.38 mi | 197 ft | 9.2% |
| Grasshopper DH | 0.45 mi | -285 ft | -11.0% |
| Grasshopper | 0.28 mi | -240 ft | -16.0% |
| Lower Grasshopper | 0.19 mi | -190 ft | -18.9% |
| Mountain Goat (Up) | 0.76 mi | 433 ft | 10.7% |
| Up easy Goat, Down Old Chutes to log #2 | 1.52 mi | 420 ft | 0.3% |
| Mountain Goat from BB to Barham Ridge | 0.42 mi | 226 ft | 10.2% |
| Old Mountain Goat Up | 0.18 mi | 164 ft | 16.8% |
| Upper Chutes DH | 0.25 mi | -138 ft | -10.0% |
| Old Chutes | 0.58 mi | -394 ft | -12.6% |
| Chutes Ridgeline to Highpoint (first half) | 0.29 mi | -108 ft | -6.5% |
| Chute-CHA-BUM-BUM | 0.29 mi | -131 ft | -7.3% |
| Chutes to Gate | 1.67 mi | -410 ft | -4.1% |
| Chutes Ridgeline Midway Surge | 0.11 mi | 26 ft | 3.1% |
| Lower Chutes DH | 0.36 mi | -272 ft | -14.2% |
| Lower Chute DH Sprint | 0.19 mi | -157 ft | -15.2% |
| Chuting the Berms | 0.15 mi | -131 ft | -16.0% |
| To the finish!!! | 0.76 mi | 23 ft | 0.1% |
| WASH | 0.02 mi | -10 ft | 0.0% |
| Mee-meep! | 0.58 mi | 20 ft | 0.4% |
| XC Oaks Singletrack Exit | 0.90 mi | 52 ft | 1.0% |
| Sardj's Sprint | 0.17 mi | 33 ft | 3.6% |