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2,867 ft
Distance
-652 ft
Descent
00:06:15
Avg time
-654 ft
Altitude change
774 ft
Altitude min
1,428 ft
Altitude max
1,428 ft
Altitude start
774 ft
Altitude end
-22.8%
Grade
-50.6%
Grade max
-2.9%
Grade min
2,867 ft
Distance down
00:06:15
Avg time
Monkey Spanker Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
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Riding AreaWestridge-Canyonback
Santa Monica, California -
AKASamurai
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyDouble Black Diamond (6 votes)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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Physical RatingHard
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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Ride in RainYes
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Monkey Spanker is a highly rated 2,867 ft popular black diamond difficulty singletrack trail located near Santa Monica California. This mountain bike primary trail and has a hard overall physical rating. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.
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Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 7 miles average
6 Months
- 19 rides
- 64 miles avg distance
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- 222 rides
- Last: Nov 10, 2026
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Directions to monkey-spanker trailhead
(34.090400, -118.513860)
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mtb
2:55 |
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Feb 22, 2025 , Santa Monica
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2:21 |
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Feb 22, 2025 , Santa Monica
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Feb 22, 2025 , Santa Monica
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7:55 |
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Dec 9, 2023 , Santa Monica
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A lot of the really fun enduro trails in the Santa Monica Mountains. The classics, and panic as that is a...
★ 3.0 • 13 miles • 2,805 ft • 19 • Loop •
This is a loop of the most popular/fun enduro trails in Santa Monica. A 130-170mm bike would be ideal for...
27 miles • 5,423 ft • 13 •
Good route hitting some of the lesser known good enduro trails in the area
22 Reviews & Comments
passthemike
Running good right now. Loose and fun. Thanks Ecoholic!
Mahturbs
I would prob quit biking and start roller blading if this was my only option...rutted out gravelly 1min lap, would hate to see what an LA 3 star rides like how is this 5??
benmtb3
Someone is destroying new jumps and features on this trail.
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