Yes, the climb at the end is brutal! You'd need a few IPAs to quench your thirst. You will fall in love with the never ending flow trail then you gonna hate why you came this far for a never ending pedal up back to the parking lot 😁😁😁
I ran out of water up there with my 2L pack. 3L is a lot to carry, but bonking on that fire road back to the car is even less fun. Super smooth run you have here! Sweet!
Rode Flow/Braille in Feb just before world ended. If you have the gas, strongly recommend Braille as a second. Flow is fun, but actually can get a bit boring. Braille jumps are rad, especially if you have someone who knows them tow you down. Shlep drinks up to the the top and stash at Braille. Do Flow. Climb. Find drinks. Consume. Hit Braille. Nap. Climb back to truck.
Just hit this one for the first time a couple weeks ago, it lives up to the hype and then some. I was shocked when I noticed at the end of my ride I was at 2.4k climbing, felt much easier than that.
One of my favorite trails in NorCal. Since I'm up in SJ for work I'm taking advantage of all the trails in the area. If you can do John Nicholas trail.
Lucky enough to be within an hour of this trail. I have not ridden the ridgeline trail yet, as I usually just take Sulfer Springs Rd up, which is steep and kind of boring.Definitely will try your route next time! Looking forward to the saw pit and braille vids!
I rode that trail today it’s so fun demo forest is just a few miles away from my house so it’s super convenient and I just started biking recently so I’m having a lot of fun on this trail
cheers Tony!! I got to ride all three last weekend, braille, flow, and the new sawpit; also fell in love with wilder ranch; had a nice airbnb house, but I wish I had known about that lodge
I always want to ride my bike everywhere you go, so bad, that I ditched work last week after watching your snow valley video with Alan and went myself 😂
Awesome video man, thanks! I’m sure you did another lap after that sip. That’s a long drive to do just a lap. I’m an hour away so I make sure I make the drive worth it: 2 laps at least! 🙌
My friends and I used to ride there before it was the demonstration forest on trials bikes! It was so fun because regular motorcycles could only be ridden on the fire road while we had sections and many trails for our bultaco trials bikes! Many of our trails are now named bike trails after the state made it a park to show the public how sustainable logging was being used! The big ride is to start at the entrance at Nicene Marks State Park in Aptos and ride up to the ridge trail then to flow. If you can ride back up to ridge after doing flow, it’s down hill on the fire road for another epic ride back to your car in Aptos! Don’t know the real mileage round trip but I’ll estimate 25 miles or more!Enjoy!!!! Ps bring lots of water and nutrition as it gets hot in the summer and muddy in the winter! Use trail apps like strava or all trails for details. Not for the weak👍🏾
Hay new to the site. I saw your video at flow trail Santa Cruz. A few buddies and I road there the Saturday after your video. Awesome ride. I crashed on the ridge trail above the upper helipad. It's called a good crash. Lol. We are from the valley. And ride skyline. Three rivers. Ca.
Mt Pinos just north of where you live in Kern county will get you about 6 miles of flow . The shuttle maybe the best way to accomplish as you would have 3600 ft of climbing . The nice thing is using all that elevation coming down . Looks like fun
Tony what a fantastic video. First a congrats on the growth of your channel allowing you to share amazing places to stay etc... and damn what a ride. With all the peaking in and out of the sun did you ride clear glasses?? Also when your catching your additional footage are you using a different cam setup? It’s sweet to have the multi cam angels. I know definitely adds tons of production time but it is much appreciated!!! 👊🏼👊🏼💯
Thanks Robert! Yes very little sun with all of the shade and I bring along another GoPro with a mini tripod to place on the trail for those extra shots. Appreciate you noticing!
NorCal is rad and so beautiful! Much respect from the epicenter of MT Biking Utah/Colorado. Come ride with us on summer. We will ride with you on winter...
Rode flow a few months ago for the first time and was howling like a little kid the whole way down. Then I rode braille and almost killed myself on the last log drop. Laid there for 30 minutes waiting for the pain of a broken collar bone or ribs, luckily that never happened. No cell service and no one around and the worst climb ever back to the car. I am very lucky. Anyways, I got all the feels watching this flow ride! Also, your mini whips are looking good brother.
Awesome. I live in Santa Cruz and never knew about this I wanna go so bad. Thanks Awesome video. Unfortunately I can't go right now as my bike was recently stolen 😪
Flow, Braille, and Sawpit are sanctioned trails that appear on all the trail maps. The UC trails you’re thinking of are definitely a no-no for posting the locations.
you gotta try the flow when theres hero dirt.... And we usually do braille and flow same ride and yeah lots of climbing. You earn the ride and also pay to get out..... But so much fun. If your ever in Marin let me know.
DUDE! These are my home trails! I live right at the bottom of nicene in Aptos and I ride nicene or demo 3 times a week! Edit: if you want a much longer flow trail, ride from the Benches you started at (the summit) to the entrance of nicene marks. There are about three different routes you can go, and they are all between 10 and 14 miles of flow Trail. You descend in total 3000 feet of elevation. I’m not certain but I believe this is One of the longest flow trails in America!
So it seems easier to get to flow from the parking lot by heading down Hihs Sulphur to Sulphur Spring(the climb) then to a small section of Ridge trail?
I am 1 hour and 30 mins away to that place and i always wanted to go there. My question is, i saw a lot way out in the trails, so is it which ever trails you can flow and there is one end? Or you need to follow one trail so you will never lost the track? Im very happy if someone answere this thanks..🤔🤔 i really wanna try it
Did the flow trail a couple years ago. Very memorable! And I just got back from Skypark. Tony - seeing your videos and comparing my riding makes me appreciate your skill and speed. I went with a local on the flow trail, and he claimed you can almost ride it without braking. I was skeptical, but seeing your POV makes it look doable. Do you think it's possible? Did you brake much? Looking forward to more Santa Cruz footage!
One of the most unique and beautiful hotels I have had the pleasure of staying in! Super cool clicking on a video and seeing this randomly! Thanks for the video!!
Ack! We need to ride this!! So our wuestion is the sand. It sounds like its packed and solid? Socal was pretty beachsandy ontop of that packed sand so we would like to avoid a repeat of that.. thanks for the awesome work u do to explain the locations and trailheads. We know how much work goes into that!
I think you should go to South Lake Tahoe so you can ride the ACTUAL longest downhill flow trail. Kingsbury stinger is 5.38 miles your ride is a breeze. ;)
Would Big Mountain Trail at Snowbird Resort be considered a flow trail? That one is over six miles. They stopped bringing bikes up on the Gondola a few years ago. So, the climb is brutal? The trail starts at 11K feet. It has one small rock garden section, but the rest of it is pretty flowy. I would like to ride this one in Santa Cruz. I lived in Northern California many years ago, but never rode this area. Kinda before mountain biking was popular.
@The Outsider MTB Sorry I don't follow you. I only watch videos here and there. I looked back on your videos and you have been in the area. You were at Deer Valley and rode the WOW Trail. That is the same general area.
Our trails are all on fire now...sending positivity to those around California affected by the fire in ways I cannot imagine.
It’s awful. I’m in touch with the lodge. ❤️ Hoping for the best.
@@TheOutsiderMTB do you know if this trail is open? I know there was a fire last year but I hope it’s opened up.
No way I was literally there on Friday, probably one of the best trails I’ve ridden, your original trail guide was super helpful! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Try Downieville and Mt. Hough, Demo Flow is fun but those are even better IMO.
I have a Downieville vid in the channel. 👍
tardterminator I wish I had these suggestions when I was still in Santa Cruz, but next time I’m up there I’ll be sure to check it out
@@umairmahmood224fun trail, but by the time I've hit berm number 243 on the same downhill, I'm wishing I had hit braille one more time instead.
all time best ending to any video on any subject , hands down .........i have watched thousands and thousands of videos. this is THE BEST !!!!!
Haha cheers Paul!
10:05 the squirrel had headphones on.
I knew it!😂
@@TheOutsiderMTB hahahaha
Came down to the comments just for this
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Yes, the climb at the end is brutal! You'd need a few IPAs to quench your thirst. You will fall in love with the never ending flow trail then you gonna hate why you came this far for a never ending pedal up back to the parking lot 😁😁😁
Agree and agree!
I ran out of water up there with my 2L pack. 3L is a lot to carry, but bonking on that fire road back to the car is even less fun.
Super smooth run you have here! Sweet!
So awesome that you plug local biz!! Keep the great content coming Tony!
Thanks! Will do!
Rode Flow/Braille in Feb just before world ended. If you have the gas, strongly recommend Braille as a second. Flow is fun, but actually can get a bit boring. Braille jumps are rad, especially if you have someone who knows them tow you down. Shlep drinks up to the the top and stash at Braille. Do Flow. Climb. Find drinks. Consume. Hit Braille. Nap. Climb back to truck.
Haha good stuff! I hit Braille and Sawpit as well. Stay tuned!
Just hit this one for the first time a couple weeks ago, it lives up to the hype and then some. I was shocked when I noticed at the end of my ride I was at 2.4k climbing, felt much easier than that.
One of my fav's!
Headed to Santa Cruz today to check these trails out. Thank you for the inspiration bro!
Have fun!
@@TheOutsiderMTB Flow trail was amazing. I’m going to have to head back to this place and ride Braille...
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Outstanding! Thanks for the ride! 🌞🙌🏼💨
You bet!
That intro. You're such a nerd. I love it.
I try. 😉
Have to go there! Thanks for sharing this trail again
You should! Thanks Curt!
Love that you take time to acknowledge the views,looks like Sasquatch territory.😁 Would love to ride this trail system,great vid.🖖🖖
You should! And thanks for appreciating my appreciation! 😉
Wow, both of those trails were amazing! Thanks Tony!
Glad you like them!
Can't wait to ride these trails! We're heading up to Brookdale Lodge on Saturday and are stoked to get some input from your trip.
Nice tell them I said hello!!!
Looks like a great flow trail , Keep on Bikin.....
Thanks, will do!
Second time I am watching it. Awesome as always.
Awesome! Thank you Leigh!
Awesome Riding, definitely want to check out this place
Go for it!
hopefully these trails arent to damaged by the fires :P
Hydration is a must!🍻
That’s definitely gonna be me chugging a beer after i hit this next weekend. Gotta study your trail guide video!
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Flow trail is like a roller coaster gotta head back there sometime!!!
It really is!
Great videos, great content and great bike! Keep em coming!! Taking notes on places I want to ride...
Thanks! Will do!
I live in los gatos and ride at the demo 3 times a week. Braillie is epic if you can hit all the jumps.
Hey buddy, I'm coming from Houston, staying in San Jose until February, is there any chance you could show me around?
Hi Tony! Happy to see you did an awesome video of one of my favorite trails. I'm about to hit it up flow and braille again this Friday!
Stay safe - lots of fires in the area Joseph!
Dreams! Cant wait to go there!!
Worth it!
One of my favorite trails in NorCal. Since I'm up in SJ for work I'm taking advantage of all the trails in the area. If you can do John Nicholas trail.
Sounds good man!
John nicooly is fun and easy to shuttle from skyline!
Man, being in the the head of that dense broccoli almost demands you wear a cologne called "Squatch". Fun and beautiful stuff! ✌🏼🤟🏼
You got that right! Haha
You're video hit the spot bro!! 10 hour day I just wanted to see some shred! 🤙🚵♂️
Hope you enjoyed it! That's awesome!
I want to get up there so bad! Ridge trail looks really fun, too. Nice video.
You should! Thanks bud!
Very cool. I'm glad I found your channel my dude. Very entertaining stuff.
Glad to hear it!
On the same tail this weekend. Great video!!!
Nice!!
Mad rush to the cooler for some cold beverages! 😂🤙🍻
😎 subscribed!
Welcome!
Lucky enough to be within an hour of this trail. I have not ridden the ridgeline trail yet, as I usually just take Sulfer Springs Rd up, which is steep and kind of boring.Definitely will try your route next time! Looking forward to the saw pit and braille vids!
Good call!
I rode that trail today it’s so fun demo forest is just a few miles away from my house so it’s super convenient and I just started biking recently so I’m having a lot of fun on this trail
Nice!
Looks awesome! We have a trail that's about 8 miles of downhill fun here in Santa Fe, NM, "winsor trail"
Nice Norbu!
cheers Tony!! I got to ride all three last weekend, braille, flow, and the new sawpit; also fell in love with wilder ranch; had a nice airbnb house, but I wish I had known about that lodge
Good stuff! Check out Brookdale for sure Robert!
(sees Fallout Vault sweatshirt)
"Ah, I see you are a man of culture as well..."
Haha can't wait for the series... 😉
Loved the end of the ride when you got in the ice chest been there !! and the rest of the ride WOW I whant to go !!!
Haha much needed after this one Ken!
I always want to ride my bike everywhere you go, so bad, that I ditched work last week after watching your snow valley video with Alan and went myself 😂
Haha I condone this!!!!!!
Good vid, Tony! Love the sound track!
Thanks 👍
Like your videos by the way. I am always wanting to ride new places.
Glad you like them!
The Santa Cruz area is absolutely beautiful. I haven't had the chance to ride up there yet, but I'm hoping to before winter.
You should!
Spence Mountain in So. Oregon has several trails that are longer downhill flow trails...the Spence Peak Trail is over 5mi and all downhill flow.
Andrew Lakey thats true but if you follow the right trails in nicene and demo combined you can get 5+ miles of strait downhill all on a single track
@@iangoodwin1839 Sounds fun, several 5+ mi single track options around here...good times all around.
GREAT RIDE AND VIDEO
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Awesome video man, thanks! I’m sure you did another lap after that sip. That’s a long drive to do just a lap. I’m an hour away so I make sure I make the drive worth it: 2 laps at least! 🙌
You bet! Went back the next day for more. Stay tuned!
Bomb Dog on Coldwater mountain in Anniston, Alabama is another awesome flow/tech trail with 3+ miles of downhill
I'll put it on the list!!!
My friends and I used to ride there before it was the demonstration forest on trials bikes! It was so fun because regular motorcycles could only be ridden on the fire road while we had sections and many trails for our bultaco trials bikes! Many of our trails are now named bike trails after the state made it a park to show the public how sustainable logging was being used! The big ride is to start at the entrance at Nicene Marks State Park in Aptos and ride up to the ridge trail then to flow. If you can ride back up to ridge after doing flow, it’s down hill on the fire road for another epic ride back to your car in Aptos! Don’t know the real mileage round trip but I’ll estimate 25 miles or more!Enjoy!!!! Ps bring lots of water and nutrition as it gets hot in the summer and muddy in the winter! Use trail apps like strava or all trails for details. Not for the weak👍🏾
Good call Lester and thanks for the info!
Hay new to the site. I saw your video at flow trail Santa Cruz. A few buddies and I road there the Saturday after your video. Awesome ride. I crashed on the ridge trail above the upper helipad. It's called a good crash. Lol. We are from the valley. And ride skyline. Three rivers. Ca.
Nice - glad it was a good crash. Those just wake you up a bit. Haha
Mt Pinos just north of where you live in Kern county will get you about 6 miles of flow . The shuttle maybe the best way to accomplish as you would have 3600 ft of climbing . The nice thing is using all that elevation coming down . Looks like fun
I'll look into this thanks!
Thanks for the great video ....keep on.....keepen on :)
Thanks, will do!
wow incredible video!! man! great detail for real!!
Glad you liked it!!
@@TheOutsiderMTB thanks for your content! great stuff!!
Tony what a fantastic video. First a congrats on the growth of your channel allowing you to share amazing places to stay etc... and damn what a ride. With all the peaking in and out of the sun did you ride clear glasses?? Also when your catching your additional footage are you using a different cam setup? It’s sweet to have the multi cam angels. I know definitely adds tons of production time but it is much appreciated!!! 👊🏼👊🏼💯
Thanks Robert! Yes very little sun with all of the shade and I bring along another GoPro with a mini tripod to place on the trail for those extra shots. Appreciate you noticing!
NorCal is rad and so beautiful! Much respect from the epicenter of MT Biking Utah/Colorado. Come ride with us on summer. We will ride with you on winter...
Deal! Haha
Mountain biking started in Marin county
Good stuff Tony. Flow trail is smooth✊🏽
Thanks 👍
Looks so fun and smooth 🤙🔥🇨🇦
It is!
Miss my home trails! Demo and UCSC were some fun trails to grow up on.
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Dope video and nice ride that beer chug at the end hahaha 😂 🤙🏽
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Rode flow a few months ago for the first time and was howling like a little kid the whole way down. Then I rode braille and almost killed myself on the last log drop. Laid there for 30 minutes waiting for the pain of a broken collar bone or ribs, luckily that never happened. No cell service and no one around and the worst climb ever back to the car. I am very lucky. Anyways, I got all the feels watching this flow ride! Also, your mini whips are looking good brother.
Cheers Andrew! Glad you made it out ok brother. That last climb...
@@TheOutsiderMTB BRUTAL. Hey what's the best way to reach out to you regarding a potential sponsorship opportunity?
@@andrelb3 Contact email here: th-cam.com/users/TheOutsiderMTBabout
nice to see you enjoying Norcal loam and shade..
I love it!
@@TheOutsiderMTB I was in your area 2 weeks ago.. Telonics, Art School..etc 🤘
Wow!!! Such an awesome video of some serious flow. I just rode UC trails and those were epic too! Definitely miss having flow like Santa Cruz in OC
So fun!
I live about 40 mins away and ride Demo twice a month. I’ve preferred Braille over Flow and lately been riding Sawpit
Yup some awesome options in there - lucky man.
Awesome. I live in Santa Cruz and never knew about this I wanna go so bad. Thanks Awesome video. Unfortunately I can't go right now as my bike was recently stolen 😪
Sorry to hear that!
Ahhhh flow trail 🥰
The best!
i live an hour and a half away from this place. Its so rad
Lucky!
Nice downhill man! Wow got recommended from a subber and man is that some nice flow!!! Cant imagine how your forearms felt the next day lol😂😂
Haha welcome aboard!!!
Santa Cruz?! I always heard no one was allowed to show the location of those trails without being beheaded :D good stuff!
Flow, Braille, and Sawpit are sanctioned trails that appear on all the trail maps. The UC trails you’re thinking of are definitely a no-no for posting the locations.
You’re thinking UC
Yup - Demo are all public and good to go.
Thats a great trail. Am just getting back into riding after years away this is the type of trail am wanting to do.
Go for it!
you gotta try the flow when theres hero dirt.... And we usually do braille and flow same ride and yeah lots of climbing. You earn the ride and also pay to get out..... But so much fun. If your ever in Marin let me know.
Sounds good Alex!
DUDE! These are my home trails! I live right at the bottom of nicene in Aptos and I ride nicene or demo 3 times a week!
Edit: if you want a much longer flow trail, ride from the Benches you started at (the summit) to the entrance of nicene marks. There are about three different routes you can go, and they are all between 10 and 14 miles of flow Trail. You descend in total 3000 feet of elevation. I’m not certain but I believe this is One of the longest flow trails in America!
Very cool! I've done it once but don't remember the route down.
The Outsider MTB do you need a guide?
@@iangoodwin1839 I'm in SoCal so not right now. Stay safe up there man, fires look insane.Thanks!
The Outsider MTB had to cancel a group ride today because of the smoke and ash. Can’t wait for fires to go out and clean air again
Ahh one of my local and favorites! Cant wait to see you send it on braile (my all time favorite)
More to come bud!
So it seems easier to get to flow from the parking lot by heading down Hihs Sulphur to Sulphur Spring(the climb) then to a small section of Ridge trail?
Yes but ridge trail across the top is very fun.
awesome video👏😎🚴♂️
Thanks 👍
Great video trails were clean
Thanks 👍
so sad! a lightning storm lit it all on fire!
So awful. Not Demo though.
Brookdale lodge is haunted and cursed no joke check out it's history 👻
Loving the history of it!
ive been there with my family it is a really good trail
Nice!
I am 1 hour and 30 mins away to that place and i always wanted to go there. My question is, i saw a lot way out in the trails, so is it which ever trails you can flow and there is one end? Or you need to follow one trail so you will never lost the track? Im very happy if someone answere this thanks..🤔🤔 i really wanna try it
Yep it has an end for sure.
Now that's a trail! Brilliant stuff Tony. Hope all is well over there? 👍
All good - this one was a blast Mark!
Did the flow trail a couple years ago. Very memorable! And I just got back from Skypark. Tony - seeing your videos and comparing my riding makes me appreciate your skill and speed. I went with a local on the flow trail, and he claimed you can almost ride it without braking. I was skeptical, but seeing your POV makes it look doable. Do you think it's possible? Did you brake much? Looking forward to more Santa Cruz footage!
Cool, thanks! I braked a bit but I was also pedaling a lot, so it's a mixed back for sure.
Chug Chug Chug!
Cheers!
We have squirrels and rabbits on the park trails by me. And yeah, water bottle. Lol
Ha me too!
That's like a big ole bowl of Campbell Soup... Mmm Mmm good
So good!
that hotel is nuts! i stayed there this winter! my uber driver who took me from my work to the hotel told me the place was haunted!!!
I love it!
One of the most unique and beautiful hotels I have had the pleasure of staying in! Super cool clicking on a video and seeing this randomly! Thanks for the video!!
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Ack! We need to ride this!! So our wuestion is the sand. It sounds like its packed and solid? Socal was pretty beachsandy ontop of that packed sand so we would like to avoid a repeat of that.. thanks for the awesome work u do to explain the locations and trailheads. We know how much work goes into that!
It was dry but not sandy like SoCal. Very fun!
wow. so sick
Thanks Cole!
I think you should go to South Lake Tahoe so you can ride the ACTUAL longest downhill flow trail. Kingsbury stinger is 5.38 miles your ride is a breeze. ;)
I've been - I don't know if I'd call this one a flow trail. There's lots of different features with rocks, etc. Love Tahoe!
Good video!! 👏
Thanks David!
Cool video! Any idea if this trail is open due to the fires? Heading out to that area this week. Thank you.
Probably not - I know it was closed last week. Good luck!
The Outsider MTB thank you! See you on the trails! Stay safe brother
Would Big Mountain Trail at Snowbird Resort be considered a flow trail? That one is over six miles. They stopped bringing bikes up on the Gondola a few years ago. So, the climb is brutal? The trail starts at 11K feet. It has one small rock garden section, but the rest of it is pretty flowy. I would like to ride this one in Santa Cruz. I lived in Northern California many years ago, but never rode this area. Kinda before mountain biking was popular.
I've never ridden it but I'll look into it. Sounds heavy.
@The Outsider MTB Sorry I don't follow you. I only watch videos here and there. I looked back on your videos and you have been in the area. You were at Deer Valley and rode the WOW Trail. That is the same general area.
Would the Santa Cruz Tallboy be an adequate bike for this trail?
For sure!
Nice vid! You using a gimbal or is that hero 7/8?
Thanks - Hero 8.
Epic!!
Thanks Joe!
Wow nice
Do you recommend a full face helmet for flow or braille?
Braille yes.
Dope video makes me wanna go this weekend. Gotta be honest I miss the red YT 😭 but I'm bias cuz I own a YT lol
You should! Haha I hear you on that. I miss it at time too.
How long did the climb up take to get to flow ?
About an hour to flow trailhead but a lot of it is downhill fun on ridge trail.
wow, brilliant!
is it really longer than the trails at Henry Coe, nearbyish?
Yup!
Ride starts at 4:23