2,287 ft

Distance

-568 ft

Descent

00:03:36

Avg time

First Crack Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
Riding Area

Westridge-Canyonback
Santa Monica, California
Difficulty Rating

Double Black Diamond rate
Voted Difficulty

Black Diamond (4 votes)
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM
Direction

Downhill Only
Popular direction shown
Physical Rating

Hard
Dogs Allowed

Yes
TTFs on Trail

Drop, Jump
Global Ranking

#38406 in Mountain Biking
Local Popularity

50 in Mountain Biking

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First Crack is a highly rated 2,287 ft moderately popular double black diamond singletrack trail located near Santa Monica California. This mountain bike only trail can be used downhill only and has a hard overall physical rating. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory

More Stats for First Crack mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-568 ft
Altitude min

720 ft
Altitude max

1,288 ft
Altitude start

1,288 ft
Altitude end

719 ft
Grade

-24.8%
Grade max

-67.1%
Grade min

-3.4%
Distance down

2,287 ft
Avg time

00:03:36
Avg reverse time

00:29:28
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Status:

on Jan 17, 2023

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Avg: 4.7 (7 votes)

Your vote: 0

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First Crack Trail Reports

status	date	description
	Jan 17, 2023 @ 6:12am Jan 17, 2023	First crack could be renamed Many Cracks now due to the rains. A lot more ruts than before make that trail harder than before.
	Nov 27, 2022 @ 2:09pm Nov 27, 2022	Loose, steep and rutted --- let off your brakes and it's fun.
	Oct 3, 2022 @ 6:05pm Oct 3, 2022	Ridable, but very loose with large ruts developed. Pray for rain
	Jul 4, 2022 @ 12:51pm Jul 4, 2022	steep, loose, ruts
	Jul 4, 2022 @ 12:51pm Jul 4, 2022	steep, loose, ruts

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

0 rides

6 Months

28 rides
7 miles avg distance

All

294 rides
Last: Feb 22, 2023

Photos

132 |

Apr 24, 2019 @ 11:39pm

Apr 24, 2019

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Feb 26, 2017 @ 11:13am

Feb 26, 2017

Routes with this trail

title	distance
SM Enduro on Crack	27 miles

8 Reviews & Comments

Score Time Post Comment

jmloutdoors

(Mar 2, 2023 at 14:13)

Rode up Sullivan canyon today and it was an absolute river. First time riding there and didn’t feel like peddling up the river anymore so I just randomly found first crack and pushed all the way to the top. Cleared all the brush and fallen trees. Very rutted and very loose but it was rideable and pretty fun.

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Cmguidroz

(Jun 11, 2022 at 19:33)

Hey y’all Me and my buddy Mike have decided to start building a new single track trail in this area. So far we’ve made some good progress but it could be a lot faster with a few more hands involved. If you’re interested in building a sick new line with some nice features. Hit me up at 310-210-2066

My names Chris

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Cmguidroz

(Mar 21, 2022 at 7:56)

Rode this last week and it was a bit out of my comfort zone but also amazing once I got to the bottom. As mentioned by some of the other riders, it has some steep loose sections that are rutted and have a tendency to want to pull your bike in

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thechrisfr

(Feb 8, 2022 at 16:46)

Rode it today and liked it a lot. Lose and steep with some optional jumps. I agree with previous comment. Should be labeled as black. Cookies is black and is harder than this one.

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GJW2021

(Feb 3, 2022 at 21:11)

Super fun first run today. Should be single black diamond IMO. Cookies and Widow Maker are much more challenging.

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mhogan1 (Dec 7, 2021 at 10:38)

It's good if you can stay out of the ruts but it's really easy to get sucked in if you're not careful, a few very loose sections as well

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MTN-MARC

(Oct 14, 2021 at 11:57)

Gnarly. I almost never walk my bike down but had to walk several sections. Super steep and loose dirt. It can be ridden but ya better be a pro or truly an expert.

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jdw777 (Jun 24, 2017 at 9:36)

Extremely loose and thick centerline most of the way. Steep technical needs to be ridden fast and through. Not for the feint of heart who want to ride slow and technical - you can't, I couldn't, I ate dirt.