Flow Trail 5 Details

Riding area

Soquel Demonstration State Forest
Santa Cruz, California
Difficulty rating

Blue
Trail type

Singletrack
Bike type

DH, AM, XC, DJ
Trail Usage

Biking Primary
Direction

Downhill Primary
Global Ranking

#365
Land Manager

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Built specifically for mountain bikes, a flow trail emphasizes speed and rhythm, featuring berms, rollers, jumps and other features that are designed in a way that uses the rider’s momentum to minimize pedaling and braking (think downhill pump track). From the young (or not so young) beginner, to the downhill pro, a flow trail delivers smiles for riders of all ages and skill level.

MBoSC has partnered with land manager California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) to build a four mile flow trail in Soquel Demonstration State Forest (SDSF). The objectives of this project are to promote mountain biking by creating a progressive trail that can be enjoyed by riders of all ages and ability level, and to increase the diversity of riding opportunities, demonstrate innovative and sustainable trail building design and techniques, and provide a model for other land managers for similar types of projects.

source: Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz

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More Stats for Flow Trail 5 mountain bike trail

Altitude change

-162 ft
Altitude min

1,058 ft
Altitude max

1,281 ft
Altitude start

1,227 ft
Altitude end

1,065 ft
Grade max

-68.257%
Grade min

48.306%
Distance climb

566 ft
Distance down

1,339 ft
Avg time

00:02:01
Avg reverse time

00:52:51
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	date	description
	Aug 19, 2017 @ 8:09pm Aug 19, 2017
	Jul 17, 2017 @ 4:03pm Jul 17, 2017	Very loose and dry. Two wheel drifting is likely if you have speed but are not riding the top few inches of the berms.
	Jun 18, 2017 @ 10:01pm Jun 18, 2017
	Apr 10, 2017 @ 3:10pm Apr 10, 2017	Currently all demo forest trails are closed. " This closure of SDSF is temporary and the public can expect the forest to reopen once weather...
	Mar 31, 2016 @ 9:57am Mar 31, 2016	A bit of moisture and no dust. Starting to dry more so than the upper segments. Rolls fast, perfect conditions!

title	rating	distance
Santa Cruz Flow Trail		3 miles
Flow Trail loop		14 miles

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