3.4 miles
Distance
1,009 ft
Climb
-193 ft
Descent
00:46:17
Avg time
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    Land Manager

Flume Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    South Park
    Quincy, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #60731 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    Plumas National Forest

Being narrow and very off camber in several long high speed section, give this tail its black rating. It is also quite difficult physically to climb. It is also a challenging trail for wide bars due to many narrow tree gaps.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Flume Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    814 ft
  • Altitude min
    3,192 ft
  • Altitude max
    4,012 ft
  • Altitude start
    3,193 ft
  • Altitude end
    4,006 ft
  • Grade
    4.5%
  • Grade max
    -16.8%
  • Grade min
    29.8%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    3,740 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,581 ft
  • Avg time
    00:46:17
  • Avg reverse time
    00:27:59
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on Mar 16, 2024
Ideal
Avg: 4.11 (2 votes)
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      Flume Trail Trail Reports

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      Mar 16, 2024 @ 9:28am
      Mar 16, 2024
      		 reporter Snow and mud free, but a few trees down through out the South Park trail network
      Dec 14, 2023 @ 6:16pm
      Dec 14, 2023
      		 reporter
      Apr 12, 2023 @ 5:18am
      Apr 12, 2023
      Feb 26, 2023 @ 1:16am
      Feb 26, 2023
      		 Snow level is below 3000 feet bringing significant snow to all Quincy trails.
      Feb 18, 2023 @ 7:08am
      Feb 18, 2023
      		 All the snow is gone and South Park is good to go!
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      • 29 rides
      • Last: Mar 25, 2025

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