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Trail Ridden Direction
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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
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- Mountain Bike
313 trails
- Horse
108 trails
- Hike
454 trails
- Trail Running
451 trails
Stats
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- Trails (view details)
- 459
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 313
- Trails E-Bike
- 128
- Trails Horse
- 108
- Trails Hike
- 454
- Trails Trail Running
- 451
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 2
- Total Distance
- 478 miles
- Total Descent
- 106,620 ft
- Total Vertical
- 4,822 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 4,823 ft
- Reports
- 1,943
- Photos
- 2,119
- Ridden Counter
- 71,401
Articles
The Privateer: Back on Track at The First Enduro Race of the Season
Jul 4, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Adam heads to California for the first enduro race of the season at the Sea Otter Classic and then makes his way to Santa Cruz to ride with local...
Sub Regions
- 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)
Popular Monterey County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trail 41 (Upper) Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 44 Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 42 Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 50 - South Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 50 - North Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 42 Alt Entrance Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 49 - South Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Connector Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 36 Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 41 (Lower) Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 49 - North Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 78 Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 62 Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail 43 Fort Ord National Monument | |||
| Trail C-26 Happy Trails |
Monterey County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle's Bench Loop Marina | 8 miles | |
| Creekside Tour Monterey | 15 miles | |
| Trail 82 Ride Happy Trails | 16 miles | |
| aMTB1 Fort Ord Loop Laguna Seca | 10 miles | |
| Sea Otter Classic Course 22' (40k/25Mi) Laguna Seca | 26 miles | |
| Fort Ord for Rob Marina | 17 miles | |
| MORCA May Group Ride Happy Trails | 12 miles | |
| Beverly's route GR Beginner Plus Happy Trails | 14 miles | |
| Fun ride Toro Regional Park | 17 miles | |
| Kevy's Route 12.29.20 Marina | 14 miles |
Photos of Monterey County Mountain Bike
trail: Sea Otter Classic DH Course
709 |
Aug 9, 2017 @ 1:35pm
Aug 9, 2017
trail: Sea Otter Classic DH Course
284 |
May 2, 2017 @ 11:11am
May 2, 2017
trail: Pipeline
363 |
Apr 11, 2017 @ 8:43am
Apr 11, 2017
trail: Lower Lower
56 |
Apr 11, 2017 @ 8:42am
Apr 11, 2017
trail: Ollason Trail
155 |
Feb 5, 2017 @ 7:59pm
Feb 5, 2017
trail: Ollason Trail
210 |
Apr 13, 2016 @ 7:42pm
Apr 13, 2016Videos of Monterey County Mountain Bike
trail: Sea Otter Classic DH Course
0:24 |
2492 |
Jun 1, 2019
trail: Sea Otter Classic DH Course
3:42 |
574 |
May 30, 2019
trail: Trail 47
5:25 |
427 |
May 29, 2019
0:06 |
376 |
May 10, 2019
trail: Sea Otter Classic DH Course
2:47 |
865 |
Jul 15, 2018
trail: Sea Otter Classic DH Course
3:12 |
366 |
May 8, 2018
trail: Sea Otter Classic DH Course
4:10 |
150 |
Apr 25, 2018
trail: Sea Otter Classic DH Course
3:55 |
142 |
Apr 23, 2018
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail 91 Fort Ord National Monument | Jan 20, 2023 @ 5:11pm Jan 20, 2023 | Ideal | aguynamedjoe SCMTS Staff |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipeline Connector Toro Regional Park | Jan 28, 2023 @ 8:07am 2 days | Wet | Av1at0r | ||
| Trail 49 - South Fort Ord National Monument | Jan 28, 2023 @ 6:41am 2 days | Variable | MiracleMaxx | ||
| Trail 56 Fort Ord National Monument | Jan 21, 2023 @ 8:07pm Jan 21, 2023 | Wet | jamesdahlfred | ||
| Trail 41 (Lower) Fort Ord National Monument | Jan 21, 2023 @ 11:04am Jan 21, 2023 | Wet | hohonuuli | ||
| Trail 41 (Upper) Fort Ord National Monument | Jan 21, 2023 @ 2:04am Jan 21, 2023 | Variable | sam-aye-am | ||
| Tower Link Connector Happy Trails | Jan 21, 2023 @ 1:11am Jan 21, 2023 | Ideal | aguynamedjoe SCMTS Staff | ||
| Trail 42 Alt Entrance Fort Ord National Monument | Jan 20, 2023 @ 6:04pm Jan 20, 2023 | Wet | sam-aye-am | ||
| Trail 42 Fort Ord National Monument | Jan 20, 2023 @ 6:04pm Jan 20, 2023 | Wet | sam-aye-am | ||
| Trail 50 - South Fort Ord National Monument | Jan 20, 2023 @ 6:04pm Jan 20, 2023 | Variable | sam-aye-am | ||
| Trail 49 - North Fort Ord National Monument | Jan 20, 2023 @ 6:04pm Jan 20, 2023 | Variable | sam-aye-am |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Av1at0r | add | report | Pipeline Connector | Jan 28, 2023 @ 11:11am 2 days |
 | MiracleMaxx | add | report | Trail 49 - South | Jan 28, 2023 @ 6:43am 2 days |
 | foco1515 | add | video | This ride was fueld by BANG! Fort Ord with St Jimmie! | Jan 27, 2023 @ 7:49am Jan 27, 2023 |
| foco1515 | add | video | No Snakes Were Harmed in the Making of this - Mountain Biking Pipeline Toro Park -... | Jan 27, 2023 @ 7:47am Jan 27, 2023 |
| KaustubhpEyQxb | wishlist | trail | Old Coast Road | Jan 26, 2023 @ 9:54pm Jan 26, 2023 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | First time riding this alone- good times. Hard... | Dec 24, 2022 @ 5:40pm Dec 24, 2022 | ||
| trail | Yup the first section after terminal velocity... | May 16, 2022 @ 8:52am May 16, 2022 | ||
| trail | Very narrow with tall grass and other stuff... | Apr 8, 2022 @ 5:16pm Apr 8, 2022 | ||
| trail | Fun ride tall grass on the sides of the trail... | Apr 8, 2022 @ 5:14pm Apr 8, 2022 | ||
| trail | Deep sand in two sections on the way down south. | Apr 4, 2022 @ 4:02pm Apr 4, 2022 |
Local Badges
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Big Ride 30k4,391 awarded -
10 Green Trails752 awarded -
10 Blue Trails397 awarded -
Completionist0 awarded -
10 Green Trails185 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge171 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skills Zone | skill park | Monterey | |
| Kids' Zone | skill park | Monterey | |
| Dirt Jumps | skill park | Salinas |
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 313 | 302 miles | 57,336 ft | 154 miles | 3,524 ft | 2,111 | 1,927 | 47 | 43,312 | |||
| E-Bike | 128 | 143 miles | 24,173 ft | 77 miles | 3,481 ft | 1,645 | 6 | 2,058 | ||||
| Horse | 108 | 134 miles | 26,909 ft | 62 miles | 3,497 ft | 548 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Hike | 454 | 463 miles | 97,940 ft | 215 miles | 4,823 ft | 7 | 1,910 | 1 | 3,446 | |||
| Trail Running | 451 | 460 miles | 97,556 ft | 213 miles | 4,823 ft | 1 | 1,909 | 1 | 1,691 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 2 | 37 miles | 7,077 ft | 18 miles | 3,432 ft | 497 | 2 | 9 |
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