Daley Ranch
Escondido, North County · near Escondido · San Diego
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Trail miles
- ~20+ mi network across 3,500+ acres
- Elevation
- Rolling; ~700ft typical loop gain, high point at Stanley Peak
- Best season
- October–May · Summer is brutal triple-digit heat with minimal shade
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- all-mountain · xc
- Signature trails
- Stanley Peak · Bobcat / Cougar Ridge · Jack Creek Meadow Loop
- Ebike
- Yes
- Ebike note
- City of Escondido allows Class 1 e-bikes on multi-use routes — verify signage.
- Intl tip
- Enter from La Honda Drive (free), not Dixon Lake; carry 2–3 liters — there is no water on-trail and shade is scarce.
The guide
The biggest single preserve network in North County — a genuine full day of loops mixing doubletrack, singletrack and oak-meado…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Daley Ranch — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.16623, -117.05247