Inferno

Downhill mountain bike trail in the Santa Cruz mountains

When bureaucrats shut our local trails down during the COVID pandemic in 2020, I decided to build a mountain bike trail of our own. For three months, I scoped potential lines, routed and rerouted segments, dug six or more hours a day, dug some more, and ultimately created Inferno. Thanks Aaron, Keith, James, Dev, Phil, Jake, Nick, Erik, and the whole group for all the help and hard work.

The trail is pretty unique: there are tons of chutes and steeps, some funky jumps and drops, huge wall rides, and god dirt from top to bottom. Below are POV's of the trail and some photos from the build process. I never really "finish" building a trail, since there is always work to be done: clearing downed trees, adding features, and general maintenance, but I'd say it's in its relatively final form.