2 miles
Distance
239 ft
Climb
-980 ft
Descent
00:22:01
Avg time
Ridge Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSoquel Demonstration State Forest
Santa Cruz, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC
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Trail UsageBiking Primary
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#643 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 80 in Hiking
Ridge is the launching point for most of the descents found in the Demo. All the DH trails start from Ridge, and Ridge connects them all at the top. It's a fun trail with lots of turns, a couple rock gardens, and a couple of Up-Pitches that test your ability to change speed rapidly (fast to slow) as you clear them. There are gathering spots at every trail head where riders can group up - the start at Rosalia, the top of Corral, the top of Sulphur (the helipad), the top of Braille, and the top of Flow. It is mostly ridden fast in the DOWNHILL direction, but sometimes people climb - if you climb, be aware that no one expects to see you, so listen carefully and get ready to give way.
Local Trail Association
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More Stats for Ridge Trail bike trail
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Altitude change-741 ft
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Altitude min1,813 ft
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Altitude max2,558 ft
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Altitude start2,554 ft
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Altitude end1,813 ft
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Grade-5.63%
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Grade max-25.888%
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Grade min26.19%
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Distance climb3,260 ft
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat1,293 ft
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Avg time00:22:01
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
Trail Ridden Direction
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- > 96%
- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
Trail Last Ridden
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- < 2 days
- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
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- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Difficulties
Trail Report Status
- Access Road/Trail
- White
- Green
- Blue
- Black
- Double Black Diamond
Trail Report Status
- Clear / Green
- Minor Issue / Yellow
- Significant Issue / Amber
- Closed
- 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 Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Water Fountain/Source
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Camping
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eBike Charging Point
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Directions to ridge-trail-28869 trailhead
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 45 rides
- 19 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 614 rides
- 17 miles avg distance
All
- 1,687 rides
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Nearby Trails
- corral trail 1 miles
- hihns sulphur spring road 1 miles
- braille dh 2 miles
- corral road 2 miles
- flow trail 1 2 miles
Soquel Demonstration State Forest
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