{"id":2174,"date":"2019-10-31T20:52:02","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T04:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2174"},"modified":"2019-10-31T20:56:37","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T04:56:37","slug":"la-costa-to-elfin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=2174","title":{"rendered":"La Costa to Elfin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently revisited the connector route between and the <a href=\"http:\/\/mountainbikebill.com\/LaCosta.htm\">La Costa trail system<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/mountainbikebill.com\/ElfinForest.htm\">Elfin Forest<\/a> recreation reserve as well as little bit of exploration along the way.   Here are few thoughts and pictures from along the way.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2176\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1344162173258122044667664.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2176 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1344162173258122044667664.jpg?resize=498%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1344162173258122044667664.jpg?resize=498%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1344162173258122044667664.jpg?resize=146%2C300&amp;ssl=1 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1344162173258122044667664.jpg?resize=768%2C1580&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1344162173258122044667664.jpg?resize=1200%2C2469&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1344162173258122044667664.jpg?w=1960&amp;ssl=1 1960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1344162173258122044667664.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 85vw, 498px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This crap is why it is important for groups like SDMBA to engage with developer that are tasked with putting trails as part of the development. Wither you agree or disagree with a development, these home and road builder needs to be educated on what a trail is and is not. This tripe is not a trail!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2175\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1056275065604196594650024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2175 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1056275065604196594650024.jpg?resize=498%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1056275065604196594650024.jpg?resize=498%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1056275065604196594650024.jpg?resize=146%2C300&amp;ssl=1 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1056275065604196594650024.jpg?resize=768%2C1580&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1056275065604196594650024.jpg?resize=1200%2C2469&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1056275065604196594650024.jpg?w=1960&amp;ssl=1 1960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_1056275065604196594650024.jpg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 85vw, 498px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This part of the route was mighty zippy down and a real grunt on the way up!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2171\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_112056-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2171 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_112056-01.jpeg?resize=498%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_112056-01.jpeg?resize=498%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_112056-01.jpeg?resize=146%2C300&amp;ssl=1 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_112056-01.jpeg?resize=768%2C1580&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_112056-01.jpeg?resize=1200%2C2469&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_112056-01.jpeg?w=1960&amp;ssl=1 1960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_112056-01.jpeg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 85vw, 498px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Escondido Creek singletrack.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I had not been on the Escondido Creek single track in a really long time.   When I was helping with the early phase of constructing this trail, I got my worst case of poison oak I have ever had.   There was some PO along this trail on this ride but it was not really encroaching into the trail.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2170\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2170\" style=\"width: 498px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_113525-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2170 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_113525-01.jpeg?resize=498%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_113525-01.jpeg?resize=498%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_113525-01.jpeg?resize=146%2C300&amp;ssl=1 146w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_113525-01.jpeg?resize=768%2C1580&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_113525-01.jpeg?resize=1200%2C2469&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_113525-01.jpeg?w=1960&amp;ssl=1 1960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_113525-01.jpeg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 85vw, 498px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cruising through the Harmony Grove area. This used to be an old trailer\/RV park and you will ride through some of those remnants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2169\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2169\" style=\"width: 562px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_115353-01.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2169 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_115353-01.jpeg?resize=562%2C1024\" alt=\"\" width=\"562\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_115353-01.jpeg?resize=562%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 562w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_115353-01.jpeg?resize=165%2C300&amp;ssl=1 165w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_115353-01.jpeg?resize=768%2C1399&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_115353-01.jpeg?resize=1200%2C2186&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_115353-01.jpeg?w=1680 1680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191026_115353-01.jpeg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 562px) 85vw, 562px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The creek crossing just after the trail enters Elfin Forest Recreation Preserve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I tinkered with a few offshoot trails as long the way. When I got to Elfin I thought about putting together a loop using a series of trails a dirt roads to the north.  I opted to check out a few more along the route I came out on.  All together I put in 21 miles and change along with 3,000 feet of climbing.  If you rode all of the Elfin and La Costa trails along with the connector you could pile up about 40 miles.  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