Ever heard of horse flats?

[v10isez]

So this is my first post here be easy

So anyone here ever been rock climbing? That was my sport but lately I have gotten into mt biking and fixing up my SS.

So I always saw mt bikers cruise by whenever I would be climbing up at horse flats. I don't know the name of the mt bike trail up there but it is up the 2 freeway. (angelest crest freeway)

Anyone ever heard of it? I am going to be in town from march 15-22 and plan on doing some mt biking so if you want to hit it up or give me advice on a better spot i live in La Canada, by pasadena and glendale and all that goodness.


thanks guys! hope to go biking with ya!

[Pain Freak]

Originally Posted by v10isez

So this is my first post here be easy

So anyone here ever been rock climbing? That was my sport but lately I have gotten into mt biking and fixing up my SS.

So I always saw mt bikers cruise by whenever I would be climbing up at horse flats. I don't know the name of the mt bike trail up there but it is up the 2 freeway. (angelest crest freeway)

Anyone ever heard of it? I am going to be in town from march 15-22 and plan on doing some mt biking so if you want to hit it up or give me advice on a better spot i live in La Canada, by pasadena and glendale and all that goodness.


thanks guys! hope to go biking with ya!

That my friend is called Chilao. My favorite trail up there. I love watching the rock climbers as they like watching us.

[JoeTruth]

Originally Posted by v10isez

So this is my first post here be easy

So anyone here ever been rock climbing? That was my sport but lately I have gotten into mt biking and fixing up my SS.

So I always saw mt bikers cruise by whenever I would be climbing up at horse flats. I don't know the name of the mt bike trail up there but it is up the 2 freeway. (angelest crest freeway)

Anyone ever heard of it? I am going to be in town from march 15-22 and plan on doing some mt biking so if you want to hit it up or give me advice on a better spot i live in La Canada, by pasadena and glendale and all that goodness.

thanks guys! hope to go biking with ya!

Yeah, Horse Flats is in the general Chilao/Mt. Hillier area. Usually, we pass through it as we drop down from right before hitting Silver Moc.

Lots of great rides to be had in your area. The most common one being by JPL. Not sure how much (if any) snow is still up there. You might want to check with the US Forestry first.

Good luck!

Edit: Ha, looks like Big Mike and I were posting about the same time with same info.

[v10isez]

So those are called the chilao trails? wait you cant possible start behind JPL and end up on top by horse flats can you? i just dont know never biked any trails around there before. yea i cant wait to be home for spring break and hit em up though! anyone down? do you normally drive up and park at the chilao camp grounds and then bike around up there? how does it go down?

[Pain Freak]

Yep, park at Chilao or right in the turnout before the campground, then head off in the opposite direction taking a short singletrack section to the fireroad then riding up and coming back down to horse flats. Then you have options. Climb up a little more and descend back down on the Silver Moccasin Trail, which is one of the best in the San Gabes. Now you got me jonesing for a Chilao ride!

[v10isez]

how are the trails up there? do they have a good range in difficulty and by diff i mean like big drops and sketch shiz like that cause i would want something that is somewhat safe and intermediate no expert stuff def nowhere near expert yet ya dig.

[Pain Freak]

We've got a ride going off at Marshall Cyn on the 22nd. Why don't you come out there and meet some of the group. It's listed as a newbie ride, but all levels show up, we just make sure the newbs have a good time.

Marshall Canyon Newbie Ride

[v10isez]

ya i am down! that is the second to last day of my spring break though so i hope to be doing some biking before then, all week long hopefully!

[jasonmason]

That's funny, i used to climb out there too and never made the connection that chilao went right through there...guess i need to get out and ride chilao!

Oh, and the climbing there is pretty fun too...

[v10isez]

hell yea climbing there is fun. ive climbed there, mt baldy, my san jacinto, black mt next to san jacinto and i am pretty sure those are probably all great mt bike spots too

[Burner]

Originally Posted by Pain Freak

Yep, park at Chilao or right in the turnout before the campground, then head off in the opposite direction taking a short singletrack section to the fireroad then riding up and coming back down to horse flats. Then you have options. Climb up a little more and descend back down on the Silver Moccasin Trail, which is one of the best in the San Gabes. Now you got me jonesing for a Chilao ride!

under no circumstances should you follow this man's directions, especially at Chilao.

You're new here, so I'm just looking out for you.

[jasonmason]

Originally Posted by v10isez

hell yea climbing there is fun. ive climbed there, mt baldy, my san jacinto, black mt next to san jacinto and i am pretty sure those are probably all great mt bike spots too

Ah yes, the good old tramway...even with heading up there to climb, i've always thought that the san jacinto trail would be a fun ride. I'm pretty sure it's closed to bikes...anybody happen to know for certain just to satisfy my curiosity?
Black mountain's definitely got some sick hard stuff to play on too...just thinking about it makes me miss climbing.
V10 is easy? Damn, you pull pretty hard...

[v10isez]

lol back in the day when i was competing v10 was easy buuuut now i just love to climb outdoors and feel good movement ya know. just the flow of body positions and technical moves are always good times.

slack lining has really been my passion lately. surfing it, 180's 360's you name it. cant wait to set one up under the manhattan pier over the ocean during spring break!

so why not follow that guys directions at Chilao? a steep climb?

[allison]

Originally Posted by v10isez

so why not follow that guys directions at Chilao? a steep climb?

I don't have personal experience with this, but apparently Mike (Pain Freak) gets lost quite a bit...

[v10isez]

ya from chilao biking up to horse flats? is the trail not that visible or something?

[JoeTruth]

Originally Posted by v10isez

ya from chilao biking up to horse flats? is the trail not that visible or something?

If you have a Garmin GPS, you'll be fine. Chilao's figure 8 is best done with someone who knows the trails in the area. a few left & rights & you can get all spun around. or maybe not!

Ya dig & here wat i'm sayin', dog?

[v10isez]

ya i totally didnt even think about there being more than one trail lmao

[airgabe]

I am also on spring break, thus Painfreak and myself will guide as it is one of my favorite rides also!!

[v10isez]

ya where you from?

[airgabe]

Near CAL state LA....just PM when your in town and we will schedule the rides