3,916 ft
Distance
55 ft
Climb
-454 ft
Descent
00:07:57
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Chutes Ridgeline Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Santiago Oaks
    Orange, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (4 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Year Round
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump, Rock Face
  • Global Ranking
    #758 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking
  • Land Owner
    County of Orange

Starting June 1st, 2021 trail is DH MTB only as part of OC Parks Trail Pilot Project. Please gently remind all other users to contact OC Parks with feedback when informing them of the trail designation.

Primary attraction of Santiago Oaks. Single track downhill with a few rock gardens and drops with ride arounds.

Access Info

Near the bottom of Barham Ridge. If you just climbed Chutes Up take a left and it is about 300 feet down the trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Chutes Ridgeline mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -399 ft
  • Altitude min
    522 ft
  • Altitude max
    938 ft
  • Altitude start
    938 ft
  • Altitude end
    539 ft
  • Grade
    -10.18%
  • Grade max
    -30.096%
  • Grade min
    17.778%
  • Distance climb
    628 ft
  • Distance down
    3,258 ft
  • Distance flat
    29 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:57
  • Avg reverse time
    00:14:42
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on Jun 26, 2024
Dry
Avg: 4.25 (29 votes)
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      Chutes Ridgeline Trail Reports

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      Jun 26, 2024 @ 10:08am
      Jun 26, 2024
      May 22, 2024 @ 12:38pm
      May 22, 2024
      		 Trail has been cleared, lots of mustard gone
      May 10, 2024 @ 8:01am
      May 10, 2024
      		 Drying out but super good
      May 3, 2024 @ 3:06pm
      May 3, 2024
      		 dry and overgrown
      Apr 7, 2024 @ 9:37am
      Apr 7, 2024
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 40 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 1,261 rides
      • 11 miles avg distance
      All
      • 20,968 rides
      • Last: Oct 11, 2024

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Feb 5, 2024 @ 11:32am
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      Apr 16, 2022 @ 3:24pm
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      Apr 15, 2022 @ 7:10am
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