1,813 ft
Distance
4 ft
Climb
-272 ft
Descent
00:01:32
Avg time

Cactus Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Santiago Oaks
    Orange, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    makes it nice and tacky during rain
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Jump
  • Ride in Rain
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #1683 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #15298 in Trail Running
    • #18909 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

Starting June 1, 2021 this Trail is DH for all user groups as part of the OC Parks Trails Pilot Project

Short, flow trail that starts off of Barham Ridge. It is a relatively fast rolling trail with multiple berms. During the summer/dry it can be relatively loose. It is usually very good/fast after some moisture. It is typically ridden downhill from Barham Ridge to the small Valley in between Barharm Ridge and the 3 B's climb directly across. You can continue across to climb Bumblebee (which climbs to the middle of the B's), turn right to go up Coachwhip and back to Barham Ridge or left for a small connector to Mountain Goat. It is popular with bikes, however, can be busy with hikers, especially during cooler/busier days.

Access Info

Accessed from the top of Barham Ridge. The most popular way is to climb up Chutes Trail (New Chutes). There are two Chutes trail that follow roughly the same lines, however stay left to climb Chutes Trail. Old Chutes is downhill only. Take Roadrunner to the end, there is a info sign and a small, half-buried log ride. Head past the sign, cross the dry river bed area and stay to the lift to climb Chutes Trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Cactus mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -268 ft
  • Altitude min
    625 ft
  • Altitude max
    893 ft
  • Altitude start
    893 ft
  • Altitude end
    625 ft
  • Grade
    -14.793%
  • Grade max
    -50.542%
  • Grade min
    9.391%
  • Distance climb
    51 ft
  • Distance down
    1,670 ft
  • Distance flat
    92 ft
  • Avg time
    00:01:32
  • Avg reverse time
    00:06:58
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on Oct 21, 2024
Very Dry
Avg: 4.11 (20 votes)
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      Cactus Trail Reports

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      Oct 21, 2024 @ 7:29am
      Oct 21, 2024
      		 All good.
      Oct 6, 2024 @ 8:23am
      Oct 6, 2024
      Sep 2, 2024 @ 8:00am
      Sep 2, 2024
      Jun 2, 2024 @ 1:18am
      Jun 2, 2024
      May 3, 2024 @ 3:06pm
      May 3, 2024
      		 dry and overgrown
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 46 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,062 rides
      • 10 miles avg distance
      All
      • 15,592 rides
      • Last: Dec 6, 2024

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      Jun 6, 2016 @ 12:02pm
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