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A slightly technical, weaving singletrack through cactus and sage brush.


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Miles

1.1

KM

Singletrack

1,005' 306 m

High

917' 279 m

Low

66' 20 m

Up

106' 32 m

Down

5%

Avg Grade (3°)

15%

Max Grade (8°)

Dogs No Dogs

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

Google maps shows this and Fenceline as one continuous trail. But the Crystal Cove State Park map shows it as two separate trails.

The eastern end of this trail, from Moro Ridge, is hard to find. Near the highest point of Moro Ridge, look for a white sign on the west sticking up out of the bushes. If you begin to descend Moro Ridge, which soon ends at Bommer Ridge, then you've gone too far.

After the white sign, Missing Link climbs slightly, twisting along the way to a wide, dirt staging area at the top of a plateau. The trail drops steeply down from there, cascading down some mild rock falls, and ruts. Soon the trail becomes mostly flat, but still has some small ups and downs as it flows, twisting through cactus and scrub brush.

Keep going straight when the trail crosses a trail named (Elevator - 15-20% STEEP!), near a fence and a trail map kiosk. It finally ends with a quick drop to Slow 'N Easy.

Contacts

Shared By:

Dave Gregg

Trail Ratings

  4.0 from 24 votes

#1817

Overall
  4.0 from 24 votes
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Trail Rankings

#145

in California

#1,817

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Photos

From the top of Missing Link take the right line for a little rock and roll.
Mar 3, 2018 near Laguna…, CA
Fenceline (Missing Link) MTB trail with some tunes
Mar 17, 2020 near Laguna…, CA
Near the east end of Fenceline looking west(ish)
Sep 25, 2014 near San Joa…, CA
End of the climb
May 20, 2025 near Laguna…, CA
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May 17, 2025
Trent H
Jun 26, 2022
Pablo H.
Aug 2, 2020
OurOC Adventures
Fun day in Crystal Cove ... checkout the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MlCc9a9ig0&t=6s 11mi
Apr 13, 2019
Payton J
Little tech at the highest point. Not much. Fun Flow. One of my favorite trails.
May 13, 2018
Conner Lamontagne
Great little singletrack with some technical rock sections but nothing to sketchy. 11.5mi
Sep 10, 2017
Juan Gutierrez Acosta
Jun 28, 2017
v tm
May 16, 2017
Ameen Younis
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