1.2 miles
Distance
12 ft
Climb
-736 ft
Descent
00:13:47
Avg time

Flying Squirrel Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
  • Riding Area
    Exchequer Mountain Bike Park
    Merced, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (2 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH, AM
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Season
    All Year
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #35985 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    80 in Mountain Biking

Great views as you start the gradual initial descent off the crest of the hill. Top section is mostly flowy, fast dirt with some berms. Middle section gets steeper and rockier. Bottom section is straighter and flatter but still plenty fast with a few jumps and other features.

Notable features include several rock jumps, riding between/over two leaning trees, a short rock slab descent, and several technical rock sections.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Flying Squirrel mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -724 ft
  • Altitude min
    983 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,712 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,707 ft
  • Altitude end
    983 ft
  • Grade
    -11.095%
  • Grade max
    -28.838%
  • Grade min
    9.993%
  • Distance climb
    396 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    113 ft
  • Avg time
    00:13:47
  • Avg reverse time
    01:05:04
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on Apr 22, 2025
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Avg: 3.96 (19 votes)
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      Flying Squirrel Trail Reports

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      Apr 22, 2025 @ 9:34pm
      Apr 22, 2025
      		 Becoming very overgrown. Wear pants or your legs will be torn up. The jumps are getting hard to spot with the growth.
      Mar 4, 2025 @ 1:31pm
      Mar 4, 2025
      Jan 19, 2025 @ 10:39am
      Jan 19, 2025
      Dec 5, 2024 @ 9:49am
      Dec 5, 2024
      		 Rode: Flying Squirrel, Down and Out, Linda's Loup and Adaption. All were clear.
      Jun 3, 2024 @ 11:23am
      Jun 3, 2024
      		 so overgrown with thistles my legs are bleeding
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      6 Months
      • 30 rides
      • 9 miles avg distance
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      • 172 rides
      • Last: Jun 13, 2025

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      Jan 17, 2022 @ 2:21pm
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