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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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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
226 trails
- E-Bike
72 trails
- Horse
97 trails
- Hike
335 trails
- Trail Running
331 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
29 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 340
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 229
- Trails E-Bike
- 72
- Trails Horse
- 97
- Trails Hike
- 335
- Trails Trail Running
- 331
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 29
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 18
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 646 miles
- Total Descent
- 97,084 ft
- Total Vertical
- 9,969 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 10,366 ft
- Reports
- 1,309
- Photos
- 603
- Ridden Counter
- 39,813
Articles
Wanna Hike in California? These Are the 13 Most Stunning Trails.
Jul 18, 2024 from outsideonline.com
A longtime Golden State hiker reveals her dream list of the most beautiful, must-see routes in California
Mt. Shasta Named First PCT "Trail Town"
Mar 5, 2018 from backpacker.com
The Pacific Crest Trail Association's pilot program aims to promote hiking in the area and boost the local economy.
Sub Regions
- Anderson (2)
- Burney (2)
- Castella (4)
- Old Station (0)
- Redding (213)
- BLM Chappie - Shasta OHV (12)
- Churn Creek Greenway (8)
- Coverdale Trails (8)
- Keswick (24)
- Lema Ranch (0)
- Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area (41)
- Sacramento River Trails (25)
- Shasta Lake (9)
- Westside/Mary Lake (32)
- Whiskeytown (36)
- Shasta Lake City (5)
Popular Shasta County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Snail Trail Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
CC Ditch Trail Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Trap Door Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Escalator Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Enticer Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Owens Run Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Backpocket Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Greenstone Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Homesteader Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Trailhead Loop Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Chonos Qewel Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Owens Run Access Road Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Ridge Trail Westside/Mary Lake | |||
Terminator Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | |||
Mary Lake Ditch Trail Westside/Mary Lake |
Shasta County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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BAC - MTB - Chimney Loop Whiskeytown | 9 miles | |
BAC - MTB - Lower Whiskeytown Whiskeytown | 8 miles | |
Clikapudi CCW Shasta Lake | 10 miles | |
Lemurian Short Course (Past Bigfoot and Lem Route) Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | 11 miles | |
BAC - MTB - FB Out and Back Keswick | 7 miles | |
Downtown to Old Shasta and Back | 18 miles | |
2024 BAC - Dog - Churn Creek Greenway Churn Creek Greenway | 3 miles | |
Mayors MTB Challenge 2017 - Upper Sac Ditch to Chamise Peak and back Shasta Lake City | 15 miles | |
Hornbeck Loop Sacramento River Trails | 6 miles | |
Downtown to Salt Creek Redding | 10 miles |
Photos of Shasta County Mountain Bike
trail: Mule Ridge
4 |
Apr 26, 2025 @ 4:36pm
Apr 26, 2025
trail: K'ulu:l
4 |
Apr 26, 2025 @ 4:34pm
Apr 26, 2025
trail: K'ulu:l
4 |
Apr 26, 2025 @ 4:34pm
Apr 26, 2025
trail: K'ulu:l
5 |
Apr 26, 2025 @ 4:34pm
Apr 26, 2025
trail: Princess Ditch
285 |
Mar 10, 2018 @ 4:17pm
Mar 10, 2018
trail: Princess Ditch
133 |
Aug 19, 2017 @ 4:35pm
Aug 19, 2017
trail: Jump Trail
759 | | 1 comments
Apr 30, 2006 @ 12:53pm
Apr 30, 2006
trail: Jump Trail
692 | | 4 comments
Mar 2, 2006 @ 7:48pm
Mar 2, 2006Videos of Shasta County Mountain Bike

trail: Hornbeck (South Cutoff)
6 |
Jan 7, 2024

trail: Icognito
39 |
Jan 7, 2024

trail: Icognito
4 |
Jan 7, 2024

trail: FB (Lower)
9 |
Jan 7, 2024

trail: Icebox
24 |
Jan 6, 2024

trail: Nutter Butter Downhill
45 |
Jan 4, 2024

trail: Lower Salt Creek
26 |
Jan 2, 2024

trail: Salt Creek Heights West
16 |
Jan 1, 2024
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Snail Trail Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | Apr 24, 2025 @ 2:11pm Apr 24, 2025 | Dry | bharlander57 | ||
Cloverdale Connect Coverdale Trails | Apr 9, 2025 @ 9:51am Apr 9, 2025 | Ideal | Agalloch | ||
Cloverdale Loop Coverdale Trails | Apr 9, 2025 @ 9:51am Apr 9, 2025 | Ideal | Agalloch | ||
Meiner's Trail Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | Apr 9, 2025 @ 12:11pm Apr 9, 2025 | Variable | Agalloch | ||
Chonos Qewel Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | Apr 5, 2025 @ 10:26am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | Agalloch | ||
Hornbeck (South Cutoff) Sacramento River Trails | Apr 5, 2025 @ 11:54am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | Agalloch | ||
Hornbeck Redding | Apr 5, 2025 @ 11:54am Apr 5, 2025 | Ideal | Agalloch | ||
Blue Gravel Mine Trail Redding | Mar 20, 2025 @ 1:00pm Mar 20, 2025 | Ideal | Justinmnhall | ||
Princess Ditch Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | Mar 19, 2025 @ 10:43am Mar 19, 2025 | Variable | allaroundjoe | ||
Ono Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area | Mar 18, 2025 @ 2:05pm Mar 18, 2025 | Ideal | allaroundjoe |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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HannaClout | wishlist | route | activity #71868885 | May 17, 2025 @ 3:13pm 20 mins |
jcms1203 | wishlist | route | activity #71842776 | May 17, 2025 @ 9:39am 6 hours |
DanPack | wishlist | route | activity #71762905 | May 16, 2025 @ 7:16am 1 day |
ReddingRider | add | poi | activity #71720248 | May 15, 2025 @ 12:08pm 2 days |
ReddingRider | add | trail | activity #71720015 | May 15, 2025 @ 12:04pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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report | D | Apr 14, 2025 @ 6:14pm Apr 14, 2025 | ||
skillpark | In September 2024 the 1st phase of the... | Mar 19, 2025 @ 4:06pm Mar 19, 2025 | ||
trail | Totally passable. It's very narrow with tight... | Mar 9, 2025 @ 10:15pm Mar 9, 2025 | ||
trail | Really fun to go down. Very easy but fast and... | Mar 8, 2025 @ 4:08pm Mar 8, 2025 | ||
trail | Really fun trail. Jumps are a bit overgrown... | Mar 8, 2025 @ 4:06pm Mar 8, 2025 |
Local Badges
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Climbing 10k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k2 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k1 awarded -
Mountain Biking 100k Badge0 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k1 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Caldwell Junior Bike Park | skill park | Redding | |
Anderson Pump Track | skill park | Anderson | |
Boomtown BMX Track | skill park | Redding | |
Redding Bike Park | skill park | Redding |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 226 | 330 miles | 52,710 ft | 136 miles | 7,510 ft | 568 | 1,315 | 90 | 59,983 | |||
E-Bike | 72 | 129 miles | 19,669 ft | 54 miles | 4,406 ft | 2 | 1,016 | 53 | 1,519 | |||
Horse | 97 | 277 miles | 35,240 ft | 122 miles | 7,927 ft | 203 | 17 | 47 | ||||
Hike | 335 | 608 miles | 89,744 ft | 256 miles | 9,970 ft | 17 | 1,306 | 118 | 3,594 | |||
Trail Running | 331 | 599 miles | 88,773 ft | 253 miles | 9,970 ft | 12 | 1,306 | 119 | 4,740 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 29 | 92 miles | 18,136 ft | 40 miles | 4,291 ft | 2 | 189 | 32 | ||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 18 | 84 miles | 15,230 ft | 36 miles | 4,275 ft | 189 | 11 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 1 | 4 miles | 2,575 ft | 90 |
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