5.3 miles
Distance
617 ft
Climb
-720 ft
Descent
00:30:34
Avg time

Temescal Fire Rd Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Topanga State Park
    Santa Monica, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 80 in Trail Running
    • 70 in Hiking

No description for Temescal Fire Rd trail has been added yet!

Temescal Fire Rd is a 5 mile popular dirt/gravel road trail located near Santa Monica California. This mountain bike primary trail can be used both directions. On average it takes 30 minutes to complete this trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Temescal Fire Rd mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -103 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,629 ft
  • Altitude max
    2,046 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,774 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,670 ft
  • Grade
    -0.4%
  • Grade max
    -40.1%
  • Grade min
    29%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    3 miles
  • Distance flat
    3,084 ft
  • Avg time
    00:30:34
  • Avg reverse time
    00:50:18
  • view trail stats
Status:
on Nov 3, 2024
Dry
Avg: 3.86 (2 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (5,040)
close
  • BasemapMap 
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
    • Pro
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Partial
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 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
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches
US Cell Coverage
Legend
cell carrier legend

Radar Time
x Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
  • mountain biking recent
  • mountain biking (>6 month)
  • hiking (1 year)
  • moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to temescal-fire-rd trailhead (34.126590, -118.556680)
      update trails status or condition

      Temescal Fire Rd Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      Nov 3, 2024 @ 5:43am
      Nov 3, 2024
      		 No issues, sandy and dry and some spots
      Nov 2, 2024 @ 8:46am
      Nov 2, 2024
      Aug 31, 2024 @ 5:46am
      Aug 31, 2024
      		 No issues, sandy, dry and loose spots but nothing crazy
      Apr 19, 2024 @ 8:52am
      Apr 19, 2024
      		 Half of the trail is damaged due to people using it during or right after a rain. Could use some work.
      Mar 9, 2024 @ 5:30am
      Mar 9, 2024
      		 Patches is wetness due to the recent rain but nothing too crazy
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 1 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 5 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 423 rides
      • Last: Jul 7, 2025

      Photos

      more »
      102 |
      Jul 8, 2020 @ 3:45pm
      Jul 8, 2020
      101 |
      Jul 8, 2020 @ 3:45pm
      Jul 8, 2020
      98 |
      Jul 8, 2020 @ 3:45pm
      Jul 8, 2020
      95 |
      Jul 8, 2020 @ 3:45pm
      Jul 8, 2020

      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      Nice hike4 miles
      Sea-Horsey19 miles
      East Topanga Fire Road28 miles

      Reviews / Comments

      No reviews yet, be the first to write a review or ask a question.
      Use trail reports to comment on trail conditions.


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Create a Free Account

      Videos

      more »
      2:49 | 145 | Mar 21, 2022 , Santa Monica

      Nearby Trails

      Topanga State Park

      • By ersz & contributors
      • #77614 - 2,931 views

      You must enter a description before submitting.