3 miles
Distance
463 ft
Climb
-995 ft
Descent
00:21:01
Avg time
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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
, California -
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 [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 75 in Hiking
Pretty fun trail
More Stats for Scotts Flat Trail bike 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 miles
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat1,051 ft
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Avg time00:21:01
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Avg reverse time00:26:31
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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
Trail Ridden Direction
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The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
- > 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
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Trail Popularity ?
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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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- popular
- less popular
- not popular
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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
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
- Map Markers
Trail Head
Photo
Directory Listing
Riding Area
TTF
Parking
Viewpoint
Information
Warning
Directions
Sight
Restrooms
eBike Charging Point
Water Fountain/Source
Gate
Trail Sign
Table or Bench
Ladder
Stairs
Bridge
Camping
Cabin
Lodge
Bear Cache
Dock
Ranger Station
Summit
Other
Directions to scotts-flat-trail trailhead
(39.288301, -120.939195)
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 6 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 395 rides
- 15 miles avg distance
All
- 704 rides
Routes with this trail
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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)
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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