3.6 miles
Distance
1,468 ft
Climb
-168 ft
Descent
01:29:27
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Sayles Canyon Trail

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    Land Manager

Sayles Canyon Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Strawberry
    , California
  • Ref Number
    #17E14
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Sometimes hard to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #44941 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #63284 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    65 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback

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Sayles Canyon Trail is a 4 mile moderately popular black diamond singletrack trail located near Strawberry California. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a hard overall physical rating with a 1,468 ft black diamond climb. On average it takes 1 hour29 minutes to complete this trail.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Sayles Canyon Trail multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    1,300 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,316 ft
  • Altitude max
    8,664 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,360 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,660 ft
  • Grade
    6.775%
  • Grade max
    -15.721%
  • Grade min
    28.837%
  • Distance climb
    3 miles
  • Distance down
    3,035 ft
  • Distance flat
    992 ft
  • Avg time
    01:29:27
  • Avg reverse time
    01:10:26
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on Oct 16, 2023
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      Sayles Canyon Trail Trail Reports

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      Oct 16, 2023 @ 5:48am
      Oct 16, 2023
      As of 10/16 trail has been logged and cleared. Needs tires
      Aug 2, 2023 @ 8:46pm
      Aug 2, 2023
      In downhill direction, all is fine for first three miles, just lots of sticks and couple of fallen trees. The last mile or so, just as you enter...
      Jun 5, 2021 @ 3:12pm
      Jun 5, 2021
      A couple downed trees but no snow. Water was still flowing through sections of the trail
      Jun 30, 2020 @ 9:04pm
      Jun 30, 2020
      Riding good a couple of downed trees, most can be jumped over.
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      6 Months
      • 2 rides
      • 25 miles avg distance
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      • 7 rides
      • Last: Oct 5, 2024

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