5.3 miles
Distance
710 ft
Climb
-1,194 ft
Descent
00:31:22
Avg time

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  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Topanga State Park
    Santa Monica, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM, XC, RD, Fat, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 65 in E-Biking
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 100 in Hiking

A long and wide access road that links up with a variety of trails in all directions and difficulty levels.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for East Topanga Fire Road multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -484 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,321 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,064 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,995 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,512 ft
  • Grade
    -1.7%
  • Grade max
    -46.7%
  • Grade min
    45.5%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,156 ft
  • Avg time
    00:31:22
  • Avg reverse time
    00:50:56
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on Sep 15, 2024
Dry
Avg: 3.54 (3 votes)
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      East Topanga... Trail Reports

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      Sep 15, 2024 @ 2:32pm
      Sep 15, 2024
      May 15, 2024 @ 10:42am
      May 15, 2024
      Nov 28, 2023 @ 6:48am
      Nov 28, 2023
      		 A bit loose but it’s better than it’s been all year
      Sep 8, 2023 @ 2:27pm
      Sep 8, 2023
      Jun 26, 2023 @ 1:20pm
      Jun 26, 2023
      		 The road is being plowed. Loose in spots.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 13 rides
      • 17 miles avg distance
      All
      • 174 rides
      • Last: Jan 5, 2025

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      Oct 9, 2021 @ 1:15pm
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      Jul 9, 2019 @ 8:04pm
      Jul 9, 2019

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