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- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Ridden Direction
The intendid direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed or Major Issue / Red
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Region Details
- 39
- 2
- 11
- 41
- 24
Open on Dec 29, 2018
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Global Ranking
- #81
- State Ranking
- #1
- Trails (view details)
- 117
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 117
- Trails E-Bike
- 1
- Trails Hike
- 117
- Trails Trail Running
- 117
- Total Distance
- 139 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 68 miles
- Total Descent
- 32,593 ft
- Total Vertical
- 2,527 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 2,558 ft
- Reports
- 581
- Photos
- 395
- Ridden Counter
- 20,589
Sub Regions
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Bear Mountain
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DeLaveaga Park
- 1
- 5
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Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park
- 3
- 12
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Pogonip
- 2
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Soquel Demonstration State Forest
- 9
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UCSC
- 4
- 7
- 8
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Wilder Ranch
- 2
- 5
- 15
- 3
Popular Santa Cruz Mountain Biking Trails
Recent Trail Reports
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Current Trail Warnings
Photos of Santa Cruz Mountain Bike
trail: Wilder Ranch
6 | Wilder Ranch, Santa Cruz
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trail: Englesman Loop
2 | Englesman Loop, Santa Cruz
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trail: Old Cabin
150 | Old Cabin, Santa Cruz
Jan 11, 2017 @ 1:29pm
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trail: Old Cabin
264 | Old Cabin, Santa Cruz
Apr 19, 2015 @ 3:12pm
Apr 19, 2015Videos of Santa Cruz Mountain Bike
trail: Braille DH
7:50 |
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Oct 8, 2018
trail: Braille DH
1:06 |
166 |
Nov 5, 2017
trail: Braille DH
1:00 |
173 |
Aug 29, 2017
trail: Braille DH
0:11 |
200 |
May 27, 2017
Santa Cruz Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Demo Braille Bomber | 12 miles | |
| wilder loop | 10 miles |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | trail | Joining the chorus - this trail sucks. | Oct 11, 2018 @ 7:45am Oct 11, 2018 | ||
 | report | :-) | Sep 24, 2018 @ 4:58am Sep 24, 2018 | ||
 | trail | A basic doubletrack that essentially takes you... | Sep 15, 2018 @ 6:32pm Sep 15, 2018 | ||
| trail | An easy ride from the end of Emma McRary to... | Sep 15, 2018 @ 6:31pm Sep 15, 2018 | ||
 | trail | Superb and highly recommend. Rode all 6 hats... | Jun 30, 2018 @ 3:28am Jun 30, 2018 |
Recent Activity
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| raimondi | add | ridelog | Jan 22, 2019 ride log | Jan 22, 2019 @ 6:55pm 9 hours |
| raimondi | add | ridelog | Jan 22, 2019 ride log and 2 more | Jan 22, 2019 @ 6:55pm 9 hours |
 | DRSADFACE | add | ridelog | Jan 22, 2019 ride log | Jan 22, 2019 @ 5:05pm 10 hours |
 | mikejsully | add | ridelog | Jan 22, 2019 ride log | Jan 22, 2019 @ 4:50pm 11 hours |
| Pabloco | add | ridelog | Jan 22, 2019 ride log | Jan 22, 2019 @ 4:30pm 11 hours |
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fun Spot at Depot Park | skill park | Santa Cruz | |
| Harvey West Pump Track | skill park | Santa Cruz | |
| San Lorenzo Park Pumptrack | skill park | Santa Cruz | |
| Westside Pump Track | skill park | Santa Cruz |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pogonip | 2 | 1.6 km | |||
| DeLaveaga Park | 1 | 5 | 2.1 km | ||
| Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park | 3 | 12 | 2.5 km | ||
| UCSC | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2.7 km | |
| Wilder Ranch | 5 | 15 | 3 | 3.5 km |
Local Mountain Bike Directory
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Santa Cruz Bicycles
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Ibis Cycles
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The Ride Guides
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Santa Cruz Cycleworks
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Mountain Bikers of Santa CruzTrail Association
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