5,164 ft
Distance
77 ft
Climb
-274 ft
Descent
00:08:38
Avg time

Giant Salamander Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
  • Difficulty Rating
  • Voted Difficulty
    Blue (2 votes)
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    All Year
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
  • Global Ranking
    #1188 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #91069 in Trail Running
    • #23767 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 55 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Manager

One of the better singletrack trails in El Corte de Madera, ridden primarily from south to north, but good in either direction. No technical difficulties.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Giant Salamander bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -196 ft
  • Altitude min
    1,396 ft
  • Altitude max
    1,661 ft
  • Altitude start
    1,661 ft
  • Altitude end
    1,463 ft
  • Grade
    -3.8%
  • Grade max
    -36.3%
  • Grade min
    26.1%
  • Distance climb
    1,421 ft
  • Distance down
    3,501 ft
  • Distance flat
    243 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:38
  • Avg reverse time
    00:13:54
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Status:
on Jun 25, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 4.65 (21 votes)
Your vote: 0

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Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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      Giant Salamander Trail Reports

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 13 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 544 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 4,566 rides
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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      henrybeamish (Mar 29, 2015 at 11:30)
       fun to let go of the brakes on
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