Name: Viper
Rating: 3.7

Conditions

All Clear 18 days ago

Dry - The trail is clear of debris and easy to follow. Watch out for deep ruts on the downhill portions. Watch out for loose dirt and sand on uphill and downhill portions. History

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“Best downhill trail in Santa Clarita ”

— Ken Raleigh

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Description

Viper is a well-known downhill trail named after a roller coaster at Magic Mountain. The name is appropriate as the ride kinda feels like a roller coaster ride with all the ups and downs and twists and turns. The trail is very fast (20 mph+ in most sections) and includes two short very steep, loose rock, rutted sections that are tricky yet very rideable. If you are a less experienced rider you may need to dismount these 2 sections. If you're an experienced aggressive rider you'll absolutely bomb this trail and have fun doing it. Its quite the thrill.

Contacts

Land Manager: USFS - Angeles National Forest Office

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Trail Ratings

3.7 from 15 votes

#1

in Santa Clarita

#5036

Overall

3.7 from 15 votes

5 Star		33%
4 Star		20%
3 Star		33%
2 Star		7%
1 Star		7%

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6,133 Since Oct 11, 2013

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The steepest most rutted downhill on the ride

One of the steeper sections of the trail

Looking back towards the beginning of Viper

Beginning of Viper

Hitting Viper in Santa Clarita! One of the more…

Viper Trail

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Eric Negley

trail gone really sandy now from old fires Dec 7, 2017

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3.5 Miles 5.7 Kilometers Singletrack	17' 5 m Ascent -1,702' -519 m Descent
9% Avg Grade (5°) 29% Max Grade (16°)	3,176' 968 m High 1,492' 455 m Low

Viper

3.5 Miles 5.7 Kilometers

Singletrack

17' 5 m

-1,702' -519 m

9%

29%

3,176' 968 m

1,492' 455 m

Shared By Ken Raleigh