The Fullerton Loop is a popular mountain bike route that is
located, somewhat incongruously, in the heart of Fullerton,
California, a small city in Orange County that is about 5 miles
north of Disneyland. Fullerton is nestled against the Coyote
Hills and there are numerous city-maintained walking and
equestrian trails that thread through the city and residential
areas. The Fully Loop, as it is also known, is comprised of
segments of a number of these trails, plus sections through
small city parks, along a functioning railway, short stretches
of city streets, and through the Brea Dam Recreational Area. The
Loop is not obvious and "discovery" of the Loop is widely
attributed to avid bike-rider Richard Cunningham, in 1983, who
later went on to become editor of Mountain Bike Action magazine.
Bike manufacturers' reps have been known to park a trailer full
of demo bikes at the trailhead and local bike shops and clubs
host events from time to time. In November 2007 the Fourth
Annual 'Tour de Tryptophan/24-hours of