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3,166 ft
Distance
38 ft
Climb
-379 ft
Descent
00:04:35
Avg time
-342 ft
Altitude change
1,568 ft
Altitude min
1,910 ft
Altitude max
1,910 ft
Altitude start
1,568 ft
Altitude end
-10.8%
Grade
-46.7%
Grade max
20.6%
Grade min
571 ft
Distance climb
2,461 ft
Distance down
138 ft
Distance flat
00:04:35
Avg time
MG Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaLos Angeles County
Topanga, California -
AKACar wreck, Bent arrow
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (7 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailSkinny
A tight and winding singletrack down from farmer's ridge.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 26 miles average
6 Months
- 49 rides
- 18 miles avg distance
All
- 771 rides
- Last: Nov 10, 2026
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Directions to mg-trail trailhead
(34.128560, -118.537790)
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mtb
11:09 |
194 |
Jan 4, 2022 , Topanga
mtb
25:57 |
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Apr 27, 2021 , Topanga
mtb
4:44 |
501 |
Feb 13, 2021 , Topanga
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Santa Monica Mt From Reseda to Sullivan Canyon back to Backbone
17 Reviews & Comments
doublenickelsclub
Agree with prior comments. Top down only from Farmer’s. Pretty easy. There are a few spots that have a sharp drop off the trail side but the trail itself is well padded and fairly smooth. Also, the sign at the top identifies the trail as “Gizmodo”.
RedMisty
Barely blue... interesting. Do you think this would be doable on a gravel bike? I'm a gravel rider and looking for some more challenging trails than just fire roads. I don't mind hiking a few parts.
jimmckenna23
This trail is barely Blue, there’s nothing difficult about it. Seriously, stop revising the rating just because you accidentally ended up on it and it’s beyond your abilities.
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