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Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
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- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 3,930
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 3,613
- Trails E-Bike
- 803
- Trails Horse
- 509
- Trails Hike
- 3,738
- Trails Trail Running
- 3,715
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 142
- Trails Observed Trials
- 6
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 104
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 19
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 2
- Total Distance
- 5,103 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,054,544 ft
- Total Vertical
- 10,046 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 10,047 ft
- Reports
- 31,553
- Photos
- 16,567
- Ridden Counter
- 495,030
Articles
How to Start Building Mountain Bike Trails
Nov 1, 2022 from pinkbike.com
If the tools are calling your name, RSVP for that volunteer trail day and read this.
The Best San Diego Hikes for Your Next Coastal Adventure
Aug 9, 2022 from backpacker.com
San Diego is more than great views of the Pacific. These trails will take you through canyons, alpine, waterfalls, and more.
Sub Regions
- Monterey County (313)
- Big Sur (8)
- Carmel Valley (11)
- Carmel-By-The-Sea (0)
- Marina (110)
- Happy Trails (105)
- Monterey (163)
- Fort Ord National Monument (121)
- Laguna Seca (8)
- Toro Regional Park (20)
- Pacific Grove (1)
- Plaskett (5)
- Prewitt Ridge (4)
- Salinas (1)
- Seaside (1)
- Soledad (0)
- San Benito County (27)
- San Luis Obispo County (264)
- Arroyo Grande (45)
- James Way Preserve (9)
- Lopez Lake (15)
- Atascadero (4)
- Morro Bay (35)
- Cerro Alto (9)
- Morro Bay Bike Park (2)
- Morro Bay State Park (21)
- pismo beach (10)
- Pismo Preserve (10)
- San Luis Obispo (124)
- Santa Margarita (1)
- Montana de Oro State Park (19)
- Ontario Ridge (3)
- Arroyo Grande (45)
- Santa Barbara County (170)
- Buellton (4)
- Carpinteria (0)
- Gaviota (2)
- Goleta (2)
- More Mesa (1)
- Los Olivos (15)
- Los Olivos Dirt Club (14)
- Orcutt (45)
- Santa Barbara (73)
- Elings Park (22)
- Gaviota State Park (0)
- Romero Canyon (15)
- Santa Maria (9)
- Santa Ynez (16)
- Santa Cruz County (177)
- Aptos (14)
- Santa Cruz (129)
- Bear Mountain (3)
- DeLaveaga Park (10)
- Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park (19)
- Pogonip Open Space (5)
- Soquel Demonstration State Forest (24)
- UCSC (23)
- Wilder Ranch (41)
- Scotts Valley (6)
- Soquel (2)
- Watsonville (5)
- Pinto Lake Park (5)
- Big Basin State Park (12)
- San Vicente Redwoods (5)
Popular Central Coast Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flow Trail 1 Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |||
| Flow Trail 3 Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |||
| Flow Trail 2 Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |||
| Flow Trail 4 Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |||
| Flow Trail 5 Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |||
| Flow Trail 6 Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |||
| Ridge Trail Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |||
| U-Con Trail Pogonip Open Space | |||
| Sulphur Spring Road Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |||
| Engelsman Reroute Wilder Ranch | |||
| Emma McCrary Trail Pogonip Open Space | |||
| Braille DH Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |||
| Old Cabin Wilder Ranch | |||
| Hihns Mill Road Soquel Demonstration State Forest | |||
| Rincon Connector Trail Pogonip Open Space |
Central Coast Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Flow Trail loop Soquel Demonstration State Forest | 14 miles | |
| Flow/Braille Double Lap Soquel Demonstration State Forest | 18 miles | |
| Flow Loop via Bussard Soquel Demonstration State Forest | 14 miles | |
| Demo Braille Bomber Soquel Demonstration State Forest | 12 miles | |
| Santa Cruz Flow Trail Soquel Demonstration State Forest | 3 miles | |
| Kite San Luis Obispo County | 10 miles | |
| Wilder Ranch Loop Wilder Ranch | 10 miles | |
| Wilder Ranch Loop Wilder Ranch | 21 miles | |
| Kyle's Bench Loop Marina | 8 miles | |
| Jesusita Loop | 10 miles |
Photos of Central Coast Mountain Bike
trail: Rail Trail
171 |
Sep 22, 2017 @ 7:38pm
Sep 22, 2017
trail: Sea Otter Classic DH Course
714 |
Aug 9, 2017 @ 1:35pm
Aug 9, 2017
trail: King
39 |
May 21, 2017 @ 2:53pm
May 21, 2017
trail: Barranca Trail
188 |
May 8, 2017 @ 6:18pm
May 8, 2017
trail: Flow Trail 6
1,747 |
Jun 24, 2014 @ 5:43pm
Jun 24, 2014Videos of Central Coast Mountain Bike
trail: Westward Spur
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Mar 6, 2023
trail: San Ysidro
18 |
Jan 22, 2023
trail: East Boundary Trail
59 |
Oct 25, 2021
trail: Strawberry Shortcut
23 |
Feb 14, 2021
trail: Oceanview Extension
113 |
Nov 29, 2020
trail: Camuesa Connector
63 |
Nov 11, 2020
trail: Islay Creek Road
0:18 |
4 |
Sep 18, 2020
trail: Oats Peak
0:42 |
53 |
Sep 16, 2020
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islay Creek Road Montana de Oro State Park | Mar 20, 2023 @ 3:40pm 23 hours | Wet | sloclimberisaac | Handfull of muddy sections. Also a few... | |
| Park Trail Toro Regional Park | Mar 12, 2023 @ 11:34am Mar 12, 2023 | Unknown | camazu | Closed due to recent weather events | |
| De Laveaga Loop Trail DeLaveaga Park | Feb 25, 2023 @ 10:46am Feb 25, 2023 | Variable | scferg | Medium oak across trail, near bridge.... |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail 42 Fort Ord National Monument | Mar 18, 2023 @ 8:25pm 3 days | Variable | Abigailok5KvH | ||
| Trail 41 (Upper) Fort Ord National Monument | Mar 18, 2023 @ 8:13pm 3 days | Variable | Abigailok5KvH | ||
| Trail 30 Fort Ord National Monument | Mar 18, 2023 @ 1:33am Mar 18, 2023 | Variable | CKrstolic | ||
| Trail 25 Fort Ord National Monument | Mar 17, 2023 @ 6:33pm Mar 17, 2023 | Variable | CKrstolic | ||
| Trail 33 Fort Ord National Monument | Mar 17, 2023 @ 6:33pm Mar 17, 2023 | Variable | CKrstolic | ||
| Trail 26 Fort Ord National Monument | Mar 17, 2023 @ 6:33pm Mar 17, 2023 | Variable | CKrstolic | ||
| Trail 32 Fort Ord National Monument | Mar 17, 2023 @ 6:33pm Mar 17, 2023 | Variable | CKrstolic | ||
| Trail 35 Fort Ord National Monument | Mar 17, 2023 @ 6:33pm Mar 17, 2023 | Variable | CKrstolic | ||
| Trail 76 Fort Ord National Monument | Mar 17, 2023 @ 6:33pm Mar 17, 2023 | Variable | CKrstolic | ||
| Trail 75 Fort Ord National Monument | Mar 17, 2023 @ 6:33pm Mar 17, 2023 | Variable | CKrstolic |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | sloclimberisaac | add | report | Islay Creek Road | Mar 20, 2023 @ 3:42pm 23 hours |
 | Weston437 | wishlist | region | DeLaveaga Park | Mar 20, 2023 @ 1:15pm 1 day |
| RyanBlair | wishlist | trail | Botanical and 5 more | Mar 20, 2023 @ 1:09pm 1 day |
| RyanBlair | wishlist | trail | Morning Glory | Mar 19, 2023 @ 11:32pm 2 days |
| TrailRider662636 | difficultyvote | trail | Flow Trail 3 | Mar 19, 2023 @ 5:23pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | This trail is like the one in southern Utah.... | Mar 5, 2023 @ 8:04am Mar 5, 2023 | ||
| trail | This trail is pretty fun and has a few jumps. | Feb 26, 2023 @ 11:25am Feb 26, 2023 | ||
| trail | This is a good place to take someone out who... | Feb 23, 2023 @ 10:23pm Feb 23, 2023 | ||
 | trail | Beautiful tree lined flowy blue. | Feb 23, 2023 @ 3:06pm Feb 23, 2023 | ||
| trail | Loved this trail the most on the ocean view... | Feb 23, 2023 @ 3:06pm Feb 23, 2023 |
Local Badges
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Completionist2 awarded -
Top 10 Trails4 awarded -
Top 10 Trails3 awarded -
Elfin Forest Top 10 Trails3 awarded -
10 Green Trails1,011 awarded -
Big Ride 30k15,007 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey West Pump Track | skill park | Santa Cruz | |
| Isla Vista Pumptrack | skill park | Goleta | |
| Scotts Valley Pump Track | skill park | Scotts Valley | |
| Chanticleer Pump Track | skill park | ||
| Polo Grounds | skill park | Aptos |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 3,613 | 4,359 miles | 911,358 ft | 1,999 mile | 8,465 ft | 16,261 | 31,509 | 458 | 790,832 | |||
| E-Bike | 803 | 907 miles | 138,714 ft | 403 miles | 8,465 ft | 96 | 25,865 | 63 | 45,661 | |||
| Horse | 509 | 1,173 mile | 180,571 ft | 506 miles | 8,451 ft | 6,924 | 10 | 32 | ||||
| Hike | 3,738 | 4,919 miles | 1,001,270 ft | 2,237 miles | 10,046 ft | 146 | 31,222 | 53 | 32,187 | |||
| Trail Running | 3,715 | 4,889 miles | 994,839 ft | 2,224 miles | 10,046 ft | 36 | 31,203 | 46 | 16,467 | |||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 142 | 431 miles | 63,881 ft | 199 miles | 7,815 ft | 1 | 6,520 | 3 | 208 | |||
| Observed Trials | 6 | 14 miles | 3,301 ft | 7 miles | 7,428 ft | 13 | 35 | 204 | ||||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 104 | 219 miles | 34,783 ft | 105 miles | 7,356 ft | 11 | 6,515 | 65 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 1 | 3 miles | 194 ft | 3,983 ft | 305 ft | 19 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 3 miles | 194 ft | 3,983 ft | 305 ft | 1 | 23 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 19 | 7 miles | 8,648 ft | 6 miles | 2,041 ft | 1 | 224 | |||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 3 miles | 194 ft | 3,983 ft | 305 ft | 1 | 128 | |||||
| Nordic Ski | 2 | 4 miles | 410 ft | 1 mile | 6,142 ft | 58 |
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