Mountain Bike Trails around the SCV

Trail Descriptions:

Santa Clarita Woodlands Trail Information

  • Towsley Canyon and Vicinity
  • East Canyon Photos and Description

Info on other Angeles National Forest Trails
by SoCalMtb.com. Great page with tons of trail info.

Wilson Canyon – above Sylmar in the San Gabriel Mountains
by the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy

Other Suggested Locations :

  • Tick Canyon – Canyon Country
  • Spring Canyon – Leads to Agua Dulce from Canyon Country
  • Placerita Truck Trail/Golden Valley Trail – Connects Placerita Canyon with Canyon Country near Via Princessa
  • Whitney Canyon – Good for hiking and some mountain biking
  • Santa Clara Divide Road – State 14 in Newhall to Los Pinetos Mountain

Numbers To Call :

Angeles National Forest

  • Santa Clara River / Mojave River District – (661) 269-2808
  • Los Angeles River District – (818) 899-1900

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy – (800) 533-PARK (7275)

Catalina Island Conservancy – (310) 510-1421 (requires permit for biking beyond Avalon)

Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association (CORBA) – (818) 773-3555

International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) – (303) 545-9011

Mt. Wilson Bicycling Association – (818) 795-3836


Where to Get Maps :

Angeles Nat’l Forest:

Santa Clara River Ranger District
30800 Bouquet Canyon Road
Saugus, CA, 91350
(661) 296-9710

Oak Flat Station
Golden State Highway (Old US 99) on 3-Mile Grade
(661) 294-8633

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