4.4 miles
Distance
891 ft
Climb
-263 ft
Descent
00:47:38
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Mule Ridge Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Mule Ridge and Swasey Recreation Area
    Redding, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #47979 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #50391 in Trail Running
    • #86293 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 75 in Trail Running
    • 65 in Hiking

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Mule Ridge is a 4 mile popular blue singletrack scenic trail located near Redding California. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 47 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Mule Ridge mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    628 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,179 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,854 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,179 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,808 ft
  • Grade
    2.7%
  • Grade max
    -34.4%
  • Grade min
    27.6%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    2,595 ft
  • Avg time
    00:47:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:50:55
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on Feb 24, 2025
Ideal
Avg: 3.92 (8 votes)
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      Mule Ridge Trail Reports

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      Feb 24, 2025 @ 8:35am
      Feb 24, 2025
      		 this trail is awesome! i took it all the way to Princess Ditch and loved every minute
      Sep 15, 2024 @ 10:48am
      Sep 15, 2024
      Oct 19, 2023 @ 8:37am
      Oct 19, 2023
      		 reporter Trail is in good shape. Dry in most spots, per usual this time of year. Most encroaching vegetation has been knocked back.
      Jun 7, 2023 @ 3:29pm
      Jun 7, 2023
      		 Few patches of pretty thick star thistle encroaching on trail. It’s definitely still rideable but wearing gloves would probably help avoid...
      Dec 31, 2022 @ 3:02am
      Dec 31, 2022
      		 Couple down trees
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 12 rides
      • 18 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 57 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 410 rides
      • Last: Apr 26, 2025

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      Apr 26, 2025 @ 4:36pm
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      Oct 9, 2021 @ 2:01am
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      106 |
      Oct 9, 2021 @ 2:01am
      Oct 9, 2021
      80 |
      Oct 6, 2021 @ 7:53pm
      Oct 6, 2021

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