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5,236 ft
Distance
26 ft
Climb
-496 ft
Descent
00:07:22
Avg time
-469 ft
Altitude change
430 ft
Altitude min
903 ft
Altitude max
903 ft
Altitude start
433 ft
Altitude end
-8.9%
Grade
-36.8%
Grade max
13.2%
Grade min
633 ft
Distance climb
4,016 ft
Distance down
587 ft
Distance flat
00:07:22
Avg time
Nectar Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSonoma Coast State Park
Occidental, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 100 in E-Biking
- 95 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 5 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#81252 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #71401 in E-Biking
- #87125 in Trail Running
- #206228 in Hiking
- #31916 in Gravel Biking
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State Ranking#2,651 in Mountain Biking · California [+]
- #1,482 in E-Biking
- #4,245 in Trail Running
- #11,584 in Hiking
- #1,794 in Gravel Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail ExposureFatal Consequences
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC, CX, Gravel
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DirectionDownhill Only[+]Popular Direction Shown
- Downhill Only for E-Biking
- Downhill Only for Trail Running
- Downhill Only for Hiking
- Downhill Only for Gravel Biking
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailJump, Gap Jump, Skinny
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LightingNo
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Year Opened2008
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Land OwnerSonoma Coast State Park
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OSM Way
Contrary to popular belief, the majority of this trail lives on California State Parks property. It is a great downhill, and was initially discovered by the world when Levi Leipheimer was filmed pitting it during the height of his professional road riding career: https://vimeo.com/8007008
Access Info
Access is completely open. The top part of the trail is in the Monte Rio Redwoods Regional Park and Open Space Preserve (which was formerly part of the private Mendocino Redwood Company property.)
Trail Supporters
Sonoma County Regional ParksLand Manager
Local Trail Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 9 miles average
6 Months
- 71 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
All
- 195 rides
- Last: Oct 17, 2026
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- Very Dry
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Directions to nectar trailhead
(38.440290, -123.027200)
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mtb
5:12 |
256 |
Sep 1, 2025 , Occidental
mtb
4:09 |
433 |
Jun 22, 2022 , Occidental
Routes with this trail
6 miles • 1,682 ft • 4 • Loop •
A moderate loop that hits the two best descents in the park.
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6 Reviews & Comments
simonja
Solid trail. Some legit (optional) jumps at the top.
poetalbertonbike
This trail is super-rad, I’d say a black diamond even if you don’t hit the jumps, but do the wall-rides, and there are a couple exposure sections that felt pretty exciting to me—high consequence if you’re going to fast and slip left off the trail.
windsurfsf
Favorite trail at Sonoma Coast. Good speed and flow, lots of side hits and three big jumps. Need to return and loop this a few times to learn the jumps. If you hit all the extras this would be a black.
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