3.2 miles
Distance
463 ft
Climb
-995 ft
Descent
00:19:15
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Scotts Flat Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaNevada City
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Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Trail UsageBiking Primary
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DirectionBoth DirectionsPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingModerate
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Seasonall season
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking#16708 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 60 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
Pretty fun trail
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Scotts Flat Trail mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-532 ft
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Altitude min3,198 ft
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Altitude max3,778 ft
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Altitude start3,730 ft
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Altitude end3,198 ft
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Grade-3.158%
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Grade max-46.258%
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Grade min33.14%
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Distance climb1 mile
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat1,051 ft
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Avg time00:19:15
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Avg reverse time00:34:10
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 64 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 923 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
All
- 2,117 rides
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canhedrive
(Dec 1, 2015 at 13:41)
Look out for first couple of berms they get very powdery in the summer.
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DrHog
(Jul 26, 2016 at 1:26)
I ride a lot of miles, and this was as much fun as I've had on a trail in a long time, reminiscent of some of the great trails in South Tahoe. Well built and maintained with great flow. Thanks, Forest Trails Alliance!
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bl858
(Apr 28, 2019 at 23:21)
(Apr 28, 2019 at 23:21)
This trail is one of my favorites anywhere, since being rebuilt this winter. The features that make this trail so much fun also require a lot of speed and some air time though. As a result, there are some places where a downhill rider will not be able to stop in time for an uphill rider. Please, if you're going to ride it uphill, be especially careful to listen/look for riders coming down, and try to get completely off the trail if possible. I know this goes against the old rule of the downhill rider yielding, but that may just not be physically possible on this one.
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gasman1
(Mar 9, 2020 at 21:50)
Dear me! What a trail. Solidly built. Crazy flow. I need more speed next time to clear a good few features. I came back up Casci road. Quite a slog for a middle aged fat guy. I wouldn't want to pedal back up Scott's flat trail and get in the way of someone flying down, having the time of their lives, as i pounded out the cranks round those berms!
Is there another way up apart from Scott's flat road?
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Is there another way up apart from Scott's flat road?
Scottyd17485
(Jun 9, 2020 at 18:02)
Crazy awesome trail full of giant berms and pumps that can be doubled. Got a fun gap to stump jump double. Reminds me of a mini Flow Trail a La Soquel Demonstration Forest of Santa Cruz. A must hit if you are in the area.
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