1.0MTB-MAG.COMhttps://www.mtb-mag.com/en/Ian Collinshttps://www.mtb-mag.com/en/author/ian-collins/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8d14Nc9hMv"><a href="https://www.mtb-mag.com/en/trailhunter-noble-canyon-southern-california/">[Trailhunter] Noble Canyon, Southern California</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mtb-mag.com/en/trailhunter-noble-canyon-southern-california/embed/#?secret=8d14Nc9hMv" width="600" height="338" title="“[Trailhunter] Noble Canyon, Southern California” — MTB-MAG.COM" data-secret="8d14Nc9hMv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.mtb-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/DSC5476.jpg16001065For our first American installment of Trailhunter we visited Noble Canyon in the Cleveland Forest. The iconic trail network is located about 45 minutes East of San Diego coastline in a town aptly named Pine Valley. What’s most unique about the area is it’s vast variety of microclimates and dramatic landscape changes throughout the ride. During the winter, we’ve ridden Noble Canyon in a blizzard at the top, only to be greeted with 80 degree heat by the time we reached the bottom. Wild, considering the proximity to the Pacific Ocean, and the generally ambient 70 and sunny weather we