Originally Posted by
SoSmellyAir
I often ride those two trails but always separately. Do you have any suggestion on how to get from the end of the Shady Canyon Trail (near farmers' market) to the start of the Mountains to the Sea Trail (at Vista Point)? I only ride the Shady Canyon Trail southbound so that the big climb (for me) is near the beginning; in the reverse direction, that becomes a bumpy white-knuckled descent.
We took Shady Canyon Drive south until Bonita Canyon / Culver Drive and then took Anteater Drive up to UCI and meandered through the Campus. On the west side of the campus we took Academy Way, Crossed University Dr to the San Diego Creek trail and then South until you're at Vista Point. There are several different routes through UCI.