1.2 miles
Distance
52 ft
Climb
-769 ft
Descent
00:06:36
Avg time

Scorpion Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Westridge-Canyonback
    Santa Monica, California
  • AKA
    Stash, secret stash
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (6 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm, Drop, Jump
  • Global Ranking
    #11547 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #1348 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in E-Biking

A fast and flowing ridge-line trail. A good mix of berms, jumps, and technical sections. One of the best descents in Santa Monica.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Scorpion mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -717 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,058 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,775 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,775 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,060 ft
  • Grade
    -11.1%
  • Grade max
    -55%
  • Grade min
    36.1%
  • Distance climb
    400 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    207 ft
  • Avg time
    00:06:36
  • Avg reverse time
    00:32:41
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on Mar 28, 2023
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Avg: 4.5 (18 votes)
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Trail Conditions
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  • Icy
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      Scorpion Trail Reports

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      Mar 28, 2023 @ 8:14am
      Mar 28, 2023
      Mar 28, 2023 @ 8:14am
      Mar 28, 2023
      Jan 16, 2023 @ 10:12pm
      Jan 16, 2023
      Trail is not as smooth as before due to the rains. A lot of ruts everywhere make that trail a double black rated in my opinion. Still rideable but...
      Jan 12, 2023 @ 5:01am
      Jan 12, 2023
      Jan 11, 2023 @ 7:11am
      Jan 11, 2023
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 7 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 124 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 1,598 rides
      • Last: Mar 28, 2023

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      May 1, 2020 @ 7:18pm
      May 1, 2020
      255 |
      Jan 9, 2019 @ 11:31am
      Jan 9, 2019

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