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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 biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
- Downhill Ski
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Jump Magnitude Heatmap
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Trails Deemphasized
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Explore some of the best mountain biking throughout Florida, the southeastern U.S. and even internationally.
Santos includes 80+ miles of single-track diverse bike trails for beginners as well as expert-level trails that will challenge even the most elite riders.
Developed and maintained through a partnership with the volunteer-based Ocala Mountain Bike Association, Santos is perennially rated as one of the best mountain bike facilities in existence. Numerous wooden “features” and the Vortex Freeride area located in a former limerock quarry provide extreme terrain in the flatlands of Florida.
Santos includes 80+ miles of single-track diverse bike trails for beginners as well as expert-level trails that will challenge even the most elite riders.
Developed and maintained through a partnership with the volunteer-based Ocala Mountain Bike Association, Santos is perennially rated as one of the best mountain bike facilities in existence. Numerous wooden “features” and the Vortex Freeride area located in a former limerock quarry provide extreme terrain in the flatlands of Florida.
source: FL State Parks
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Region Supporters & Maintainers
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
24 trails
- E-Bike
21 trails
- Hike
15 trails
- Trail Running
15 trails
Region Details
- 1
- 1
- 7
- 9
- 6
Region Status
Open as of Oct 12, 2021
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 24
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 24
- Trails E-Bike
- 21
- Trails Hike
- 15
- Trails Trail Running
- 15
- Total Distance
- 27 miles
- Total Descent
- 1,409 ft
- Total Vertical
- 68 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 114 ft
- Reports
- 801
- Photos
- 937
- Ridden Counter
- 20,252
Popular Santos Mountain Biking Trails
Santos Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Santos 15 Mile Loop | 16 miles | |
| Santos Expert's Expedition | 32 miles | |
| RON'S ride | 4 miles | |
| Santos Out and Back? | 60 miles | |
| 17 mile Santos Ride | popular ridelog | 17 miles |
| 17 mile Santos Ride | popular ridelog | 17 miles |
| 4 mile Santos Ride | popular ridelog | 4 miles |
| 11 mile Santos All-Mountain Ride | popular ridelog | 11 miles |
| 8 mile Santos Ride | popular ridelog | 8 miles |
| 9 mile Santos Ride | popular ridelog | 9 miles |
Photos of Santos Mountain Bike
trail: Cow Bone
7 |
Aug 29, 2021 @ 7:25am
Aug 29, 2021
trail: Cow Bone
9 |
Aug 29, 2021 @ 7:25am
Aug 29, 2021
trail: Marsh Mallow
14 |
Jun 26, 2021 @ 10:14am
Jun 26, 2021
trail: Pine Tree
38 |
Feb 16, 2021 @ 9:36am
Feb 16, 2021
trail: Pine Tree
20 |
Feb 16, 2021 @ 9:36am
Feb 16, 2021
trail: Pine Tree
29 |
Feb 16, 2021 @ 9:36am
Feb 16, 2021
trail: Pine Tree
19 |
Feb 16, 2021 @ 9:36am
Feb 16, 2021
trail: Pine Tree
29 |
Feb 16, 2021 @ 9:36am
Feb 16, 2021Videos of Santos Mountain Bike
trail: Dr. Ruth
70 |
Jan 11, 2021
trail: Magic Mountain
1:41 |
441 |
Sep 5, 2009
trail: John Brown
6:21 |
555 |
Jun 19, 2009
youtuber
![Santos 50 Mile Mountain Bike Out N Back - 4...]()
4:4:31 |
66 |
Apr 15, 2021
youtuber
![Santos MTB Park Has Something For Everyone -...]()
10:41 |
53 |
Mar 23, 2021
11:42 |
172 |
Apr 19, 2020
youtuber
![Santos MTB Park VanLife]()
8:48 |
152 |
Jan 9, 2020
youtuber
![Florida man accused of breaking law of gravity]()
16:34 |
310 |
Feb 27, 2019
Current Trail Warnings
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Bone | Oct 12, 2021 @ 4:08am Oct 12, 2021 | Dry | Riodives | ||
| Pine Tree | Oct 12, 2021 @ 3:55am Oct 12, 2021 | Dry | Riodives |
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh Mallow | Oct 12, 2021 @ 6:11am Oct 12, 2021 | Ideal | hproctor | ||
| Canopy | Oct 12, 2021 @ 6:11am Oct 12, 2021 | Ideal | hproctor | ||
| Dr. Ruth | Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:38am Oct 10, 2021 | Ideal | BrinL | ||
| Rattlesnake Ridge | Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:38am Oct 10, 2021 | Ideal | BrinL | ||
| Bunny | Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:38am Oct 10, 2021 | Ideal | BrinL | ||
| Spider Kingdom South | Oct 10, 2021 @ 7:38am Oct 10, 2021 | Ideal | BrinL | ||
| Spider Kingdom to Paved trail connector | Oct 10, 2021 @ 6:22am Oct 10, 2021 | Ideal | hproctor | ||
| Sinkhole | Oct 7, 2021 @ 1:45pm Oct 7, 2021 | Variable | Cabpra | ||
| John Brown | Sep 12, 2021 @ 4:31am Sep 12, 2021 | Variable | Chechypo | ||
| Anthill | Sep 12, 2021 @ 4:31am Sep 12, 2021 | Ideal | Chechypo |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | norton63 | ridden | trail | Pine Tree and 1 more | Oct 15, 2021 @ 11:28am 3 days |
 | hproctor | add | report | Marsh Mallow and 1 more | Oct 12, 2021 @ 1:55pm Oct 12, 2021 |
| Riodives | add | report | Pine Tree and 1 more | Oct 12, 2021 @ 3:55am Oct 12, 2021 |
| BrinL | add | report | Dr. Ruth and 4 more | Oct 11, 2021 @ 5:15am Oct 11, 2021 |
| hproctor | add | report | Marsh Mallow and 2 more | Oct 10, 2021 @ 4:21pm Oct 10, 2021 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Great area | May 29, 2021 @ 4:26pm May 29, 2021 | ||
 | trail | It’s open and rideable currently. Rode it... | May 4, 2021 @ 8:07pm May 4, 2021 | ||
 | trail | Unrideable. I attempted to ride this trail a... | Apr 16, 2021 @ 6:28pm Apr 16, 2021 | ||
| trail | The non-vortex side's equivalent of Vortex.... | Apr 16, 2021 @ 6:27pm Apr 16, 2021 | ||
| trail | Whats up with this trail? Very thin trail and... | Jan 19, 2021 @ 8:39am Jan 19, 2021 |
Nearby Areas
| name | distance | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider Kingdom | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 km | |
| Vortex | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Landbridge | 3 | 1 | 3.4 km | ||
| Christmas Section | 1 | 1 | 4.8 km | ||
| Nayl's | 1 | 2 | 5.7 km |
Local Badges
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Completionist7 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santos Skill Park | skill park | Ocala | |
| Vortex | skill park | Ocala |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 24 | 27 miles | 1,407 ft | 10 miles | 69 ft | #212 | #85 | 936 | 801 | 4 | 7,790 | |
| E-Bike | 21 | 27 miles | 1,404 ft | 10 miles | 69 ft | #66 | #14 | 793 | 1 | 35 | ||
| Hike | 15 | 23 miles | 932 ft | 9 miles | 66 ft | #367 | #219 | 1 | 787 | 21 | ||
| Trail Running | 15 | 23 miles | 932 ft | 9 miles | 66 ft | #369 | #219 | 787 | 16 |
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