![]() ![]() ![]() At your third or so right-hand switchback you may notice a smaller trail heading off down towards a small canyon. This trail has a few switchbacks in it as it works its way down the hill. You will pick up a singletrack on the southeast corner of this area (Point B) that proceeds south contouring down along the hillside. This path will do a short rise and then drop you down to a picnic area at 0.6 miles. (Note: To see the dam pictured here you will need to take a side diversion at 0.3 miles. Don't take the more uphill route, instead stay on the lower path. Pretty much in the same location is another trail heading further off to the left and much more uphill. ![]() While still rolling through the parking area you will take a dirt road/path slightly off to your left. At 0.3 miles bear to the right to head towards the back side of the park along the base of a hill on your left. The scale is a little on the small size because this loop covers a large area.įrom the dirt pull outs past the Marina at Otay Lake (Point A on my map), Ride south into the Lower Otay County Park on the pavement. The good news is that help is never really too far away (time wise) when you are on the Otay Mountain Truck Trail due to the US Border Patrol presence. You can also reach blistering speeds on the fireroad descent, just in time for a loose turn. Hazards: It can get furnace hot here in the summer. (My descriptions start from the dirt pullouts at Point A on my Map. You can park here or proceed further down the road until just before the Lower Otay Lake County Park where there are dirt pullouts on either side of the road. Travel 1.8 miles until you see the marina on your left. Continue on for 6.2 miles then turn right onto Wueste Road. On a clear day you will be treated to some great views of the Pacific Ocean, the San Gabriel, San Jacintos, and San Bernardino Mountains as well a views down into Mexico.ĭirections: From the I-805 going south from San Diego, take Orange Ave/Olympic Parkway exit (4) and turn left. This route gets you some lake side cruising on buff singletrack, a long big fire road climb, a blistering descent and some snoopy style route finding on a small section of the California Riding and Hiking Trail. I'll describe some those variations at the end. You can do just segments of this route and have some great riding as well. The route described here is closer to the all-day affair at around the 31 mile range with 3,900 feet of climbing (Most of that in one 8 mile chunk). The Otay Mesa, lakes and mountain area located in the south bay area of San Diego offers some nice riding that varies from short family fun jaunts to all-day epic/death march outings. ![]()
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