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1.8 miles
Distance
250 ft
Climb
-240 ft
Descent
00:05:52
Avg time
10 ft
Altitude change
471 ft
Altitude min
720 ft
Altitude max
705 ft
Altitude start
715 ft
Altitude end
0.1%
Grade
-26.4%
Grade max
21.4%
Grade min
4,370 ft
Distance climb
4,183 ft
Distance down
965 ft
Distance flat
00:05:52
Avg time
Inspiration Loop Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaWill Rogers State Park
Santa Monica, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyGreen (1 vote)
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Local Popularity55 in Mountain Biking heatmap [+]
- 45 in E-Biking
- 100 in Trail Running
- 85 in Hiking
- 5 in Adaptive Biking
- 40 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#141729 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #130947 in E-Biking
- #76183 in Trail Running
- #99781 in Hiking
- #17985 in Adaptive Biking
- #14921 in Gravel Biking
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State Ranking#5,325 in Mountain Biking · California [+]
- #2,920 in E-Biking
- #3,695 in Trail Running
- #5,552 in Hiking
- #1,001 in Adaptive Biking
- #1,113 in Gravel Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeDoubletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Adaptive MTB, CX, Gravel
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DirectionDownhill Only
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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SeasonAll Year
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Family FriendlyYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Ride in RainYes
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Inspiration Loop is a 2 mile moderately popular green difficulty family friendly doubletrack trail located near Santa Monica California. This multi-use trail can be used downhill only with a 250 ft green climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail.
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6 Months
- 5 rides
- 24 miles avg distance
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- 267 rides
- Last: Nov 2, 2026
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Directions to inspiration-loop trailhead
(34.060710, -118.513600)
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26life
Lots of mini trails around the parking lot if you know where to look
pizza12371
A Good Trail. Wide and hardpacked. I completed it in 6 minutes with my xc bike.
Awesome View at the top.
Parking was $12 bucks when I went.
Just watch out for the hikers.
Awesome View at the top.
Parking was $12 bucks when I went.
Just watch out for the hikers.
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