2 miles
Distance
361 ft
Climb
-1,628 ft
Descent
00:22:37
Avg time
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Middle Sam Merrill Details
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Riding AreaAngeles National Forest
Altadena, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Physical RatingHard
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SeasonAll Year
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eBike Allowed
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Ride in RainYes
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Global Ranking#1016 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking
Middle Sam Merrill starts from the Mt Lowe Fire Road at the intersection to Inspiration Point. The single track trail is narrow, exposed and loose. It begins on the shady side of the mountain and wraps around to the sunny side where it gets increasingly loose and dry. This is an advanced trail with exposure, rock drops, etc.
Be aware this is a multi use trail and hikers are commonly found coming up from the Echo Mtn ruins below. Bell use is highly recommended and appreciated by other trail users. This trail commonly causes flats so be prepared with extra tubes, pump, etc. Also a good idea to check your brakes before riding this trail as you will be using them and using them heavily.
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Mount Wilson Bicycling Association
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More Stats for Middle Sam Merrill bike trail
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Altitude change-1,266 ft
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Altitude min3,215 ft
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Altitude max4,502 ft
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Altitude start4,481 ft
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Altitude end3,215 ft
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Grade-9.984%
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Grade max-49.356%
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Grade min43.825%
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Distance climb2,789 ft
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat164 ft
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Avg time00:22:37
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Avg reverse time00:04:09
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- 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 Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Routes with this trail
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+ 1
Bmoore200
(Oct 11, 2018 at 15:23)
This section is awesome. Nice amount of technical but can be ridden fast and flowy once you get the feel for it. Some tight rocky steep sections, small drops. Gets even better with some rain.
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