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3,396 ft
Distance
26 ft
Climb
-723 ft
Descent
00:17:34
Avg time
-697 ft
Altitude change
9,760 ft
Altitude min
10,481 ft
Altitude max
10,457 ft
Altitude start
9,760 ft
Altitude end
-20.5%
Grade
-65.7%
Grade max
21.9%
Grade min
394 ft
Distance climb
2,966 ft
Distance down
39 ft
Distance flat
00:17:34
Avg time
Velociraptor Upper Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
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Riding AreaMammoth Mountain Bike Park
Mammoth Lakes, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity30 in Mountain Biking
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Global Ranking#123851 in Mountain Biking
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State Ranking#4,576 in Mountain Biking · California
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM
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DirectionDownhill OnlyPopular Direction Shown
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TTFs on TrailRock Face, Rock Garden
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Year Opened2018
Some steep tech, rock faces, loose pumice, and a mandatory drop.
Upper Pro-GRT course from 2018.
Access Info
Ride upper skidmarx then follow signs to traverse towards chair 3, then hike a bike to top of chair 3 (facelift express)
Bike Park
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 12 rides
- 19.7 km avg distance
All
- 17 rides
- Last: Sep 9, 2026
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- Prevalent Mud
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- Ideal
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- Very Dry
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Directions to velociraptor-upper trailhead
(37.633800, -119.032640)
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Videos
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mtb
3:25 |
5 |
Sep 2, 2026 , Mammoth Lakes
mtb
3:51 |
342 |
Jul 11, 2023 , Mammoth Lakes
mtb
5:07 |
2995 |
Sep 10, 2019 , Mammoth Lakes
mtb
4:21 |
15234 |
Aug 20, 2019 , Mammoth Lakes
Articles
Video: Aaron Gwin POV Preview of Mammoth's New DH Trail 'Velociraptor'
Sep 13, 2019 from pinkbike.com
The purist's DH trail is now open to the public.
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