2 miles
Distance
1,052 ft
Climb
-153 ft
Descent
00:35:35
Avg time

Grizzly Flat Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Saratoga Gap Open Space Preserve
    Saratoga, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    White (1 vote)
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #44346 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    60 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 20 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    Midpeninsula Regional Open Space

Steady, not too steep dirt road climb from Stevens Creek up to Skyline. Singletrack from Stevens Creek to Stevens Canyon Trail - watch for poison oak here. Suitable to ride in either direction. Shaded.

Local Trail Association
More Stats for Grizzly Flat mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    899 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,288 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,316 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,417 ft
  • Altitude end
    2,316 ft
  • Grade
    8.352%
  • Grade max
    -44.404%
  • Grade min
    35.002%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    1,357 ft
  • Distance flat
    81 ft
  • Avg time
    00:35:35
  • Avg reverse time
    00:15:35
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Status:
on Dec 28, 2020
Variable
Avg: 2.75 (4 votes)

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • < 50%
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  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
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  • One Direction
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Trail Difficulties
  • Access Road/Trail
  • White
  • Green
  • Blue
  • Black
  • Double Black Diamond

Trail Report Status
  • Clear / Green
  • Minor Issue / Yellow
  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
  • trail Trail Head
  • photo Photo
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  • region Riding Area
  • TTF TTF
  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
  • Information Information
  • Warning Warning
  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
  • Other Other
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      Grizzly Flat Trail Reports

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      Dec 28, 2020 @ 10:06pm
      Dec 28, 2020
      		 Large tree down, near the same location as the Nov 30 report. I couldn’t move it by hand, it needs a saw. It’s passable, but I had to dismount...
      Nov 30, 2020 @ 2:38pm
      Nov 30, 2020
      		 Tree
      Oct 7, 2020 @ 10:36am
      Oct 7, 2020
      Sep 23, 2020 @ 7:41pm
      Sep 23, 2020
      		 The tree is gone
      Sep 19, 2020 @ 7:29pm
      Sep 19, 2020
      		 Not too much PO at all. Small tree down between the creek crossing and where the south trail meets up with the main trail. You can ride over it...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 3 rides
      • 27 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 106 rides
      • 21 miles avg distance
      All
      • 605 rides
      •  

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

      Photos

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      61 |
      May 23, 2020 @ 5:35pm
      May 23, 2020
      62 |
      May 23, 2020 @ 4:40pm
      May 23, 2020
      58 |
      May 23, 2020 @ 4:40pm
      May 23, 2020
      42 |
      May 23, 2020 @ 4:40pm
      May 23, 2020

      Routes with this trail

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      titleratingdistance
      Stevens Canyon + Montebello + Skyline
      		15 miles
      Stevens Canyon Repeats
      		13 miles
      Canyon Rd Long Ridge loop
      		11 miles
      Grande Wet Burrito
      		42 miles

      4 Reviews & Comments

      • + 0
      Bail-Monkey Trailforks Pro Subscriber (Jun 6, 2017 at 17:22)
       Dry, good thing its mostly under the trees, the ahade cuts the heat quite a bit
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      RideThoseTrails (Apr 16, 2018 at 19:05)
       Really quick down and a good start to climb out of the creek on Table Mountain Trail.
      [Reply]
      • + 1
      deln78 (Jul 16, 2019 at 13:37)
       The parallel road to the right (going down) is closer to single track and more interesting, but you still get a lot of descending on an uneventful fire road.
      [Reply]
      • + 0
      branman12 Trailforks Pro Subscriber (Jun 22, 2020 at 17:39)
       Trail is super overgrown with poison oak between the creek and the canyon trail
      [Reply]

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