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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
597 trails
- E-Bike
170 trails
- Horse
410 trails
- Hike
732 trails
- Trail Running
723 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
94 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
45 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 849
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 600
- Trails E-Bike
- 170
- Trails Horse
- 410
- Trails Hike
- 732
- Trails Trail Running
- 723
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 94
- Trails Observed Trials
- 3
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 45
- Trails Snowmobile
- 1
- Trails Snowshoe
- 5
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 139
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 2
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 3
- Total Distance
- 1,131 miles
- Total Descent
- 219,038 ft
- Total Vertical
- 10,957 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 10,960 ft
- Reports
- 3,670
- Photos
- 1,875
- Ridden Counter
- 130,001
Articles
Starting Today, Hikers Will Need to Carry Bear Canisters in the Desolation Wilderness
Jul 18, 2022 from backpacker.com
Area bears have reportedly become more aggressive in seeking human food in recent years.
Mountain Lion Shot & Killed After Stalking Family on California Trail
Jan 14, 2021 from pinkbike.com
The lion is thought to have been not well in this extremely rare incident.
Sub Regions
- Cameron Park (7)
- camino (1)
- Coloma (1)
- Cool (28)
- Olmstead Loop (27)
- El Dorado Hills (55)
- Salmon Falls Ranch (13)
- Georgetown (59)
- Rock Creek (47)
- Grizzly Flats (28)
- Pipi Valley (5)
- Meyers (98)
- Angora Ridge (13)
- Gunmount (17)
- Luther Pass (4)
- Meiss Country (20)
- Meyers Urban Trails (46)
- Washoe Meadows State Park (2)
- Placerville (22)
- Rasmussen Park (15)
- Pollock Pines (15)
- Jenkinson Lake (14)
- South Lake Tahoe (162)
- Corral (13)
- Fallen Leaf (7)
- Freel High Country (10)
- Grover Hot Springs State Park (6)
- Hartoonian Trails (28)
- Powerline (10)
- SLT Urban Trails (34)
- Tahoe Mountain (29)
- Strawberry (72)
- Tahoma (3)
- Carson Spur (5)
- Sugar Pine (32)
Popular El Dorado County Mountain Biking Trails
status | title | difficulty | rating |
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Corral Trail (Lower) Corral | |||
Corral Trail (Upper) Corral | |||
Saxon Tie Road Corral | |||
Armstrong Connector Trail Corral | |||
Saxon Creek Trail (Mr. Toad's Wild Ride) Freel High Country | |||
Armstrong Pass Trail Freel High Country | |||
Sierra Sidewinder Trail Corral | |||
Saxon Creek Road Corral | |||
Tahoe Rim Trail (Tucker Flat) Freel High Country | |||
Railroad Grade Trail Corral | |||
Cold Creek Trail (Upper) Powerline | |||
Tahoe Rim Trail (Freel Meadows) Freel High Country | |||
Incense Cedar Trail Corral | |||
Star Lake Trail Freel High Country | |||
Star Lake Road Freel High Country |
El Dorado County Mountain Bike Routes
title | rating | distance |
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TAMBA: Paradise Loop Meyers Urban Trails | 11 miles | |
TAMBA Rose to Toads South Lake Tahoe | 62 miles | |
TAMBA: Triple Crown - Freel Meadows to Armstrong Bypass Luther Pass | 25 miles | |
Mr. Toads Loop South Lake Tahoe | 19 miles | |
Corral via Fountain Place Rd Corral | 5 miles | |
Mr Toad's Wild Ride South Lake Tahoe | 10 miles | |
Cold Creek-Star Lake-Freel Peak-Mr. Toad's Corral | 26 miles | |
Acorn Creek Chaparral Ridge Loop Salmon Falls Ranch | 6 miles | |
TAMBA: Tahoe Triple Crown Meyers | 25 miles | |
Lily Lake From Fallen Leaf Campground Fallen Leaf | 12 miles |
Photos of El Dorado County Mountain Bike
trail: Browns Ravine Trail
88 |
Sep 17, 2020 @ 9:52am
Sep 17, 2020
trail: Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow)
295 |
Aug 1, 2019 @ 4:29pm
Aug 1, 2019
trail: Trail 4-1
436 |
Apr 20, 2019 @ 10:07pm
Apr 20, 2019
trail: Trail 4-1
418 |
Apr 20, 2019 @ 9:54pm
Apr 20, 2019
trail: Christmas Valley Trail
518 |
Mar 20, 2017 @ 11:23pm
Mar 20, 2017
trail: Christmas Valley Trail
478 |
Mar 20, 2017 @ 11:23pm
Mar 20, 2017Videos of El Dorado County Mountain Bike

trail: Lily Lake Trail
14 |
Feb 2, 2024

trail: Mule Deer Connector Trail
7 |
Feb 15, 2022

trail: Trail 9 DH
229 |
May 23, 2021

trail: Skunk Hollow (SART)
0:46 |
163 |
Mar 31, 2020

trail: Shoreline
0:33 |
113 |
Apr 23, 2019

trail: Ballarat Lookout
2:53 |
115 |
Sep 10, 2018

trail: Skunk Hollow (SART)
0:00 |
261 |
Oct 23, 2017
Current Trail Warnings
status | trail | date | condition | user | info |
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Christmas Valley Trail Meiss Country | May 10, 2025 @ 6:24pm 2 days | Variable | rfoley | Absolutely perfect conditions for the... | |
Lily Lake Trail Angora Ridge | May 7, 2025 @ 9:33pm May 7, 2025 | Snow Covered | stokedcycles | ||
Tahoe Rim Trail (Grass Lake Spur) Freel High Country | Apr 24, 2025 @ 12:46pm Apr 24, 2025 | Snow Covered | Gunnar-Biller |
Recent Trail Reports
status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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Skunk Hollow (SART) Salmon Falls Ranch | May 8, 2025 @ 5:51am May 8, 2025 | Ideal | Leffotsb | ||
Acorn Creek Trail El Dorado Hills | May 7, 2025 @ 10:27am May 7, 2025 | Ideal | Leffotsb | ||
Valley View Trail Tahoe Mountain | May 7, 2025 @ 2:49pm May 7, 2025 | Dry | stokedcycles | ||
Valley View Trail (Upper) Tahoe Mountain | May 7, 2025 @ 2:49pm May 7, 2025 | Dry | stokedcycles | ||
Valley View Connector Tahoe Mountain | May 7, 2025 @ 2:49pm May 7, 2025 | Ideal | stokedcycles | ||
Upper Angora Ridge Trail Angora Ridge | May 7, 2025 @ 2:49pm May 7, 2025 | Ideal | stokedcycles | ||
Lower Angora Ridge Trail Angora Ridge | May 7, 2025 @ 2:49pm May 7, 2025 | Ideal | stokedcycles | ||
Deveron Connector Tahoe Mountain | May 7, 2025 @ 2:49pm May 7, 2025 | Dry | stokedcycles | ||
12N31A Connector Tahoe Mountain | May 7, 2025 @ 2:49pm May 7, 2025 | Ideal | stokedcycles | ||
12N31A Tahoe Mountain | May 7, 2025 @ 2:49pm May 7, 2025 | Ideal | stokedcycles |
Activity Feed
username | action | type | title | date |
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downtowndbrown | wishlist | route | activity #71516447 | May 12, 2025 @ 8:59am 6 hours |
Stevee5kKld | wishlist | region | activity #71470868 | May 11, 2025 @ 12:34pm 1 day |
katewessels58 | wishlist | trail | activity #71458551 | May 11, 2025 @ 10:26am 1 day |
katewessels58 | wishlist | trail | activity #71458505 | May 11, 2025 @ 10:25am 1 day |
murph96 | wishlist | route | activity #71417723 | May 10, 2025 @ 9:53pm 2 days |
Recent Comments
username | type | title | comment | date |
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trail | Once tou get to the little bridge creek... | May 10, 2025 @ 7:11am 2 days | ||
trail | I could not find this trail, I’m not sure if... | Apr 30, 2025 @ 2:18pm Apr 30, 2025 | ||
trail | One of the best segments of this area and just... | Apr 30, 2025 @ 2:17pm Apr 30, 2025 | ||
report | trail clear | Apr 24, 2025 @ 9:59am Apr 24, 2025 | ||
report | trail now clear! | Apr 24, 2025 @ 9:57am Apr 24, 2025 |
Local Badges
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Completionist0 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge18 awarded -
Completionist3 awarded -
10 Blue Trails575 awarded -
Top 10 Trails0 awarded -
Epic Ride 50k671 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
name | type | city | rating |
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Heavenly Mountain Resort | bike park | South Lake Tahoe | |
Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort | bike park | Strawberry | |
Bijou Bike Park | skill park | South Lake Tahoe | |
El Dorado MX | skill park | Placerville |
Activity Type Stats
activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
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Mountain Bike | 597 | 778 miles | 122,953 ft | 334 miles | 10,958 ft | 1,808 | 3,665 | 85 | 78,653 | |||
E-Bike | 170 | 285 miles | 44,052 ft | 127 miles | 10,515 ft | 15 | 2,791 | 11 | 7,167 | |||
Horse | 410 | 701 miles | 107,500 ft | 284 miles | 10,958 ft | 1,757 | 3 | 10 | ||||
Hike | 732 | 1,065 miles | 160,374 ft | 427 miles | 10,958 ft | 75 | 3,670 | 139 | 10,281 | |||
Trail Running | 723 | 1,053 miles | 157,766 ft | 424 miles | 10,958 ft | 3 | 3,664 | 31 | 4,539 | |||
Dirtbike/Moto | 94 | 188 miles | 31,329 ft | 83 miles | 8,937 ft | 3 | 1,348 | 4 | 125 | |||
Observed Trials | 3 | 4 miles | 974 ft | 3 miles | 650 ft | 1 | 51 | 11 | ||||
ATV/ORV/OHV | 45 | 89 miles | 9,721 ft | 33 miles | 7,946 ft | 1,290 | 19 | |||||
Snowmobile | 1 | 2 miles | 157 ft | 3,192 ft | 180 ft | 8 | 8 | |||||
Snowshoe | 5 | 8 miles | 115 ft | 5,236 ft | 4,731 ft | 10 | 3 | 201 | ||||
Downhill Ski | 139 | 63 miles | 57,359 ft | 60 miles | 4,728 ft | 8 | 7,421 | |||||
Backcountry Ski | 2 | 6 miles | 62 ft | 4,314 ft | 8 | 2,802 | ||||||
Nordic Ski | 3 | 4 miles | 115 ft | 1 mile | 3,832 ft | 10 | 2 | 787 |
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