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5 trail reviews |
Difficulty:  - Advanced |
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| Length: 11 miles | Global Rank: #476 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Loop |
| Ridden: 17 | Wishlist: 12 |
| 3 trail check-ins |
Climb // Descend +3,700 // -3,900 feet |
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Description
Chantry Flats is a very popular trailhead for hikers—much more so than bikers. It’s open to bikes, though, but you might want to plan your trip when there aren’t many people out and about.
The Upper Winter Creek and Lower Winter Creek singletrack trails are where the real riding is at. Some sections are super tech and probably will force you to dismount, but for the most part it is awesome benchcut singletrack! I definitely went the wrong way around the singletrack loop: try going clockwise (Upper Winter Creek first). This will require a steep (but short) paved climb at the end after you finish Lower Winter Creek, but you’ll do most of the descending on singletrack this way.
The nearby gravel road is a great spin up above the clouds! It heads up past the beginning of the Upper Winter Creek trail, past the helipad, and up to some radio towers. The grade of the road climbs constantly, but it is a reasonable angle allowing you to sit back and enjoy the climb!
There’s a singletrack shortcut from the upper portion of the road that drops straight down to the helipad, but it is severely washed out and overgrown!
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Description
Chantry Flats is a very popular trailhead for hikers—much more so than bikers. It’s open to bikes, though, but you might want to plan your trip when there aren’t many people out and about.
The Upper Winter Creek and Lower Winter Creek singletrack trails are where the real riding is at. Some sections are super tech and probably will force you to dismount, but for the most part it is awesome benchcut singletrack! I definitely went the wrong way around the singletrack loop: try going clockwise (Upper Winter Creek first). This will require a steep (but short) paved climb at the end after you finish Lower Winter Creek, but you’ll do most of the descending on singletrack this way.
The nearby gravel road is a great spin up above the clouds! It heads up past the beginning of the Upper Winter Creek trail, past the helipad, and up to some radio towers. The grade of the road climbs constantly, but it is a reasonable angle allowing you to sit back and enjoy the climb!
There’s a singletrack shortcut from the upper portion of the road that drops straight down to the helipad, but it is severely washed out and overgrown!
added by wrightwoodfilms 
on August 26, 2008
on August 26, 2008Mountain Bike Trails in the Chantry Flats Trail System
- Heli Pad Shortcut ( - Advanced )
- Lower Winter Creek ( - Advanced )
- Upper Santa Anita Canyon Road (
- Beginner ) - Upper Winter Creek (
- Intermediate )
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Review: Awsome trail, early ride is better to avoid trekkers, or during the weekdays
Review: Have not found a better trail around LA yet. It is crowded on weekends, has some technical parts steep cliffs, not recommended if you are begginer
Review: Nice trail to get away from the city. I went on the Upper Winter Creek trail, down to the Hoegee Campground, then made a side trip to the Sturtevant Falls. All in all, it was about 7.5 miles. Some technical rock sections, some pretty steep drop-offs to the side of the trail (watch for washouts). Not too much high speed or anything to get you in the air, but its nice if you like to get out in the woods. Might want to avoid weekends, it was busy on a the Wed morning I rode it. Rec Pass required, or $5 parking fee. There's a .5 mile climb at the end of the loop I did, that kinda sucks, but its totally worth it.
-Oh, and this is the best trail I've ridden in SoCal, so far, for sure. I'll be back soon.
* Review edited 10/13/2010
* Review edited 10/13/2010
Review: for someone thats novice or out of shape (like me) its tough. i had to hike a lot of the uphill, but once it levels out and heads down you'll completely forget how tired you are. way sweet ride.
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