2,287 ft
Distance
-568 ft
Descent
00:04:42
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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
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  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Drop, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #38406 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    20 in Mountain Biking

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First Crack is a highly rated 2,287 ft less 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 4 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
    00:04:42
  • Avg reverse time
    00:21:23
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on Apr 19, 2025
Very Dry
Avg: 4.38 (7 votes)
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      First Crack Trail Reports

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      Apr 19, 2025 @ 1:22pm
      Apr 19, 2025
      		 Unrideable and borderline not hikeable
      Jan 31, 2024 @ 7:53pm
      Jan 31, 2024
      		 Even though there is no sign anymore preventing you to ride that trail, trail is closed. Huge ruts all along, vegetation grown everywhere, plus...
      Aug 14, 2023 @ 3:54pm
      Aug 14, 2023
      		 Trail is closed due to work on Sullivan Canyon.
      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.
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      • Last: Nov 7, 2024

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      Apr 24, 2019 @ 11:39pm
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