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Flow Trail

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  2. CA
  3. …Bay Area
  4. …Santa Cruz
  5. Soquel Demonstration State Forest
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3.4 Miles 5.5 Kilometers


Singletrack

11' 3 m

Ascent

-1,254' -382 m

Descent

7%

Avg Grade (4°)

24%

Max Grade (13°)

2,028' 618 m

High

785' 239 m

Low

Shared By Garritt Cusack

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Minor Issues 50 days ago
Mostly Dry, Some Mud History
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“A brand new four-mile flow trail in Santa Cruz Mountains that rips!”

— Garritt Cusack
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Head down the Ridge Trail from Aptos Creek Fire Road passing Corral, Sulphur Springs and Braille Trail until you arrive at Segment 1 of the Flow Trail. Point your bike downhill and begin ripping the berms, whoops, and pumps galore the next 3 1/2 miles.

Contacts

Local Club: Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz

Land Manager: Cal Fire - Demonstration State Forests

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Jan 19, 2019
Jesse Vanderhoff
Nov 27, 2018
Victoria Liu
You go down Hihns Mill Rd, go up Sulphur Springs, then catch Flow Trail from there
Nov 18, 2018
Jay Holsten
One of the best flow trails anywhere. A total blast!
Nov 15, 2018
Mark Schrumpf
incredible ride, this is what mountain biking is about.
Sep 23, 2018
Vijay Bhaskaran
12mi
Sep 15, 2018
Jesse Vanderhoff
Trails were pretty dusty. Watch out for loose soil.
Sep 9, 2018
Ken Holt
Sep 4, 2018
Ben Allan

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Rippin the berm.
Rippin the berm.
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Flow Trail, start of Segment 2.
Flow Trail, start of Segment 2.
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Enjoying the goods on Flow Trail at the Soquel Demo Forest.
Enjoying the goods on Flow Trail at the Soquel…
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Soquel Demo Forest Flow Trail (3 July 2016).
Soquel Demo Forest Flow Trail (3 July 2016).
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Top of Flow Trail
Top of Flow Trail
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Tearin' thru a berm on the lower portion of the Flow Trail.
Tearin' thru a berm on the lower portion of the…
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Jon N
Jon N  
Oh so fresh. This is what it's all about right here. Bit of a climb in and out, but you'll leave with a goofy smile on your face. Mar 12, 2018
Jason Van Den Eng
Oakland, CA
Jason Van Den Eng   Oakland, CA
The most fun you can possibly have on a bicycle. Oct 1, 2018
Steven Smith
Concord, CA
Steven Smith   Concord, CA
I Rode this on October 29, 2018. I went from the parking lot up sulphur Springs road and down the flow. I am 57 and consider myself a lower level intermediate rider. This ride was super fun for me. I did not go high on the banked turns and took it relatively slow and was still able to have a total blast. Although it says all levels I am not sure I would recommend this to a beginner. Once you have some decent handling skill I would highly recommend this ride. Oct 30, 2018

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