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
  • 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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on Jan 17, 2023
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Avg: 4.7 (7 votes)
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      First Crack Trail Reports

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      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
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      6 Months
      • 28 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      All
      • 294 rides
      • Last: Feb 22, 2023

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      Apr 24, 2019 @ 11:39pm
      Apr 24, 2019
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      Feb 26, 2017 @ 11:13am
      Feb 26, 2017

      Routes with this trail

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      SM Enduro on Crack27 miles

      8 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      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.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      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
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      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
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      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.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      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.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      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
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      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.
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