Idyllwild / May Valley
Idyllwild (San Jacinto Mountains) · near Idyllwild · Los Angeles / SoCal
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Trail miles
- May Valley network + Hurkey Creek · Host terrain of SoCal's classic enduro races
- Elevation
- Mountain riding 4,500–6,000ft · Pine forest, granite, and real elevation
- Best season
- Spring–fall (snow possible in winter) · Summer is pleasant at elevation when the valleys roast
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- xc · all-mountain · enduro
- Signature trails
- May Valley trail network · Hurkey Creek connections
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- San Bernardino National Forest rules apply; check current designations.
- Intl tip
- Idyllwild is the base for Tahquitz and Suicide Rocks — birthplace of American big-wall climbing technique. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway (Mt. San Jacinto's other side, in the hiking guide) is 45 minutes around the mountain. Note the town's beloved honorary mayor tradition — Mayor Max the golden retriever.
The guide
Idyllwild's May Valley network is Southern California's mountain-town riding — pine-forest singletrack laced with granite featu…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Idyllwild / May Valley — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.713, -116.728