1.2 miles
Distance
3 ft
Climb
-438 ft
Descent
00:05:47
Avg time

Culvert Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Auburn State Recreation Area
    Auburn, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #871 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #358 in E-Biking
    • #19057 in Trail Running
    • #33570 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in E-Biking
    • 65 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking

An awesome trail, lots of jumps berms drops and rocky areas.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Culvert Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -435 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,158 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,596 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,594 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,158 ft
  • Grade
    -6.9%
  • Grade max
    -32.2%
  • Grade min
    3.7%
  • Distance climb
    151 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    289 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:47
  • Avg reverse time
    00:20:07
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on May 23, 2025
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Avg: 4.26 (32 votes)
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      Culvert Trail Trail Reports

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      May 23, 2025 @ 10:30am
      May 23, 2025
      		 The grass is VERY tall after the tunnel and makes seeing ahead difficult. Also some deep potholes showing up in random spots.
      Apr 16, 2025 @ 1:13pm
      Apr 16, 2025
      		 In the middle of Culvert, where the tunnel is being thrashed!
      Mar 8, 2025 @ 10:18am
      Mar 8, 2025
      		 Problem wet areas are on both sides of the culvert and just before and into the rockgarden. There's a large wet hole in the trail just before...
      Mar 1, 2025 @ 1:37pm
      Mar 1, 2025
      		 One or two puddles. Outside of that, running fast.
      Feb 17, 2025 @ 2:24pm
      Feb 17, 2025
      		 A lot of puddles. I’d wait a few days
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 14 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 196 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,830 rides
      • Last: Jun 23, 2025

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      May 2, 2024 @ 11:31am
      May 2, 2024
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      Mar 14, 2022 @ 8:39pm
      Mar 14, 2022

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