{"id":2923,"date":"2022-06-15T07:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2923"},"modified":"2022-06-27T07:33:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T15:33:20","slug":"whiting-ranch-revisit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2923","title":{"rendered":"Whiting Ranch Revisit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It had been many moons since I was last rolling through <a href=\"https:\/\/mountainbikebill.com\/WhitingRanch.htm\">Whiting Ranch<\/a>. It along with <a href=\"https:\/\/mountainbikebill.com\/SantiagoTruckTrail.htm\">Santiago Truck Trail and the Luge<\/a> were some of the first &#8220;out of town&#8221; MTB rides I did when I was first getting in to modern mountain biking back in &#8220;The Day&#8221;.    After doing the big <a href=\"https:\/\/mountainbikebill.com\/Harding.htm\">Harding Truck Trail Loop<\/a> last month I found some new interest in revisiting this trail system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_081307-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_081307.jpg?resize=840%2C630\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_081307-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_081307-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_081307-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_081307-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_081307-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_081307-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_081307-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_081307-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption>At Four Corners in Whiting Ranch proper<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whiting Ranch is really a bit too small on its own for my taste for having to drive up from San Diego.   Doing it as a loop with the Santiago Truck Trail and the Luge brings it up to a sizable enough ride for the drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_080619-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_080619.jpg?resize=840%2C473\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_080619-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C577 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_080619-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_080619-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_080619-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C865 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_080619-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1153 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_080619-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C676 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_080619-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_080619-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption>More views from Whiting Ranch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I was last out here the lower portion of the Santiago Truck Trail was graded for some wildland fire management purposes so it was not as near-single track as it used to be.  It was still and enjoyable climb up to the top of the Luge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_090119-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_090119.jpg?resize=840%2C473\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_090119-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C577 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_090119-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_090119-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_090119-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C865 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_090119-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1153 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_090119-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C676 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_090119-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_090119-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Along the Santiago Truck Trail above where the grading stopped<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I had recently done The Luge so I had some familiarity with it on todays run. After a zippy descent it roll down to Cooks Corner and then hooked back into Whiting Ranch to finish off the loop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_093224-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_093224.jpg?resize=840%2C473\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_093224-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C577 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_093224-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C169 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_093224-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_093224-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C865 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_093224-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1153 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_093224-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C676 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_093224-scaled.jpg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20220615_093224-scaled.jpg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Finishing off the loop in Whiting Ranch (I think this is the Dark Hollow Trail)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>  I was shooting some video today as well so I will try to get that put together as some point.<\/p>\n<!-- Begin Yuzo --><div class='yuzo_related_post style-1'  data-version='5.12.81'><!-- without result --><div class='yuzo_clearfixed yuzo__title yuzo__title'><h3>More Stuff Like This<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"relatedthumb \" style=\"width:165px;float:left;overflow:hidden;\">  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <a  href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=291\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"yuzo-img-wrap \" style=\"width: 165px;height:130px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"yuzo-img\" style=\"background:url('http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/imagescaler\/fb8d1fae8e52087ccfd32e599823f520.jpg') 50% 50% no-repeat;width: 165px;height:130px;margin-bottom: 5px;background-size: cover; 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