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5,115 ft
Distance
-838 ft
Descent
00:06:23
Avg time
-838 ft
Altitude change
981 ft
Altitude min
1,818 ft
Altitude max
1,818 ft
Altitude start
981 ft
Altitude end
-16.4%
Grade
-48.7%
Grade max
5,013 ft
Distance down
102 ft
Distance flat
00:06:23
Avg time
Lower Hectic Details
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Activities
- Hike
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaLos Angeles County
Topanga, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlack Diamond (2 votes)
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Local Popularity
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT3 Demanding Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC, DJ, RD, Fat, Adaptive MTB
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular Direction Shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Lower Hectic is a 5,115 ft popular black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Topanga California. This hike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 1 rides
- 24 miles avg distance
All
- 28 rides
- Last: Aug 23, 2026
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- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
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- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to lower-hectic trailhead
(34.130960, -118.532890)
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Videos
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mtb
14:21 |
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Apr 4, 2023 , Topanga
mtb
7:10 |
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Mar 16, 2022 , Topanga
mtb
5:09 |
628 |
Nov 4, 2020 , Topanga
5 Reviews & Comments
thechrisfr
Very technical trail but unusually shaped (like a ravin). Challenging but a lot of fun!
Ashfromguam
Big ruts. Loose w/ lots of gravel. Still rideable but too many hikers.
dabbott09
Pretty washed out up top from rain, lots of hikers. They can have it for now.
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