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Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades.
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Activity Recordings
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Activities Click to view
- Mountain Bike
157 trails
- E-Bike
138 trails
- Hike
167 trails
- Trail Running
167 trails
- Dirtbike/Moto
117 trails
- ATV/ORV/OHV
85 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 151
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 157
- Trails E-Bike
- 138
- Trails Horse
- 121
- Trails Hike
- 167
- Trails Trail Running
- 167
- Trails Dirtbike/Moto
- 117
- Trails Observed Trials
- 8
- Trails ATV/ORV/OHV
- 85
- Trails Snowmobile
- 2
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Downhill Ski
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 554 miles
- Total Descent Distance
- 241 miles
- Total Descent
- 86,969 ft
- Total Vertical
- 6,441 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 8,727 ft
- Reports
- 1,099
- Photos
- 1,198
- Ridden Counter
- 36,571
Articles
Video: Bradyn Lange Takes On The Downieville Classic
Oct 30, 2023 from pinkbike.com
After 7 years of chasing UCI points, Bradyn decided to head to Northern California for the legendary event.
Video: Turning a Mining Town into a Mountain Biking Mecca in 'Dirt Magic'
Sep 6, 2019 from pinkbike.com
It all started with a van, a chainsaw, and a few maxed-out credit cards
Sub Regions
- Calpine (1)
- Downieville (126)
- Forest City (17)
- Loyalton (8)
- Smithneck (7)
- Sierra City (2)
- Verdi Peak (4)
Popular Sierra County Mountain Biking Trails
| status | title | difficulty | rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper First Divide Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Main St. Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Butcher Ranch Trail Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Third Divide Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Sunrise Trail Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Butcher Ranch Trail (Upper Section) Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Pack Saddle Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Gold Valley Rim Trail Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Pauley Creek Trail Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Pauley Creek OHV Trail (Doubletrack) Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Second Divide Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Lower First Divide Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Butcher Ranch OHV Trail (South) Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Big Boulder (Doubletrack) Downieville Trail Network | |||
| Sierra Buttes / Butcher Ranch Access Road Downieville Trail Network |
Sierra County Mountain Bike Routes
| title | rating | distance |
|---|---|---|
| Downieville Downhill Downieville | 15 miles | |
| Downieville Tower to Town Downieville | 18 miles | |
| Halls Ranch-St Charles Forest City | 19 miles | |
| Gold Valley Rim-Pauley-2nd Divide Semi Epic Downieville | 20 miles | |
| Downievielle - Golden Valley > Pauley Creek > Butcher > Third > First | 18 miles | |
| Downieville Tower to Town Sierra City | 18 miles | |
| Downeville down Downieville | 16 miles | |
| Gold Valley Beginner - pauley creek option Downieville | 22 miles | |
| Spencer Creek, via Packer saddle & Lavezzola Creek- Sierra County | 27 miles | |
| Tower-to-town_10-23-20 Downieville | 20 miles |
Photos of Sierra County Mountain Bike
trail: Big Boulder (Doubletrack)
1 |
Oct 22, 2024 @ 9:07am
Oct 22, 2024
trail: Big Boulder Spur
1 |
Oct 5, 2024 @ 11:01pm
Oct 5, 2024
trail: Lavezzola Creek Trail
4 |
Sep 8, 2024 @ 8:45am
Sep 8, 2024
trail: Second Divide
185 |
Jul 26, 2019 @ 9:07pm
Jul 26, 2019
trail: Butcher Ranch Trail
571 |
Aug 14, 2016 @ 9:04pm
Aug 14, 2016
trail: Second Divide
428 |
Oct 7, 2013 @ 1:29pm
Oct 7, 2013
trail: Butcher Ranch Trail
758 | | 2 comments
Jun 25, 2013 @ 10:40am
Jun 25, 2013Videos of Sierra County Mountain Bike
trail: Butcher Ranch Trail
0:17 |
257 |
Sep 13, 2019
0:51 |
202 |
Aug 16, 2019
trail: Butcher Ranch Trail
29:19 |
136 |
Jun 20, 2018
trail: Butcher Ranch Trail
0:35 |
158 |
Oct 1, 2017
trail: Butcher Ranch Trail
0:19 |
251 |
Sep 16, 2016
trail: Third Divide
0:15 |
125 |
Sep 6, 2016
trail: Butcher Ranch Trail
2:16 |
90 |
Jul 3, 2016
trail: Butcher Ranch Trail
0:58 |
209 |
Jun 6, 2016
Recent Trail Reports
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CharleseqZUkb | wishlist | route | activity #62530110 | Nov 30, 2024 @ 9:58pm 3 days |
| ColdwellBanker | rsvp | event | activity #62524323 | Nov 30, 2024 @ 4:49pm 3 days |
| Sixin16 | rsvp | event | activity #62322485 | Nov 26, 2024 @ 9:08am Nov 26, 2024 |
| Tomkat13 | comment | trail | activity #62202076 | Nov 23, 2024 @ 2:33pm Nov 23, 2024 |
| Leeguarino | wishlist | trail | activity #62092836 | Nov 20, 2024 @ 11:58pm Nov 20, 2024 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trail | Sick trail but should probably be a double... | Nov 23, 2024 @ 2:33pm Nov 23, 2024 | ||
| trail | Really nice start into Big Boulder. Still open... | Oct 12, 2024 @ 5:07pm Oct 12, 2024 | ||
| trail | Beautiful section of Jeep road. Some hike a... | Oct 12, 2024 @ 5:05pm Oct 12, 2024 | ||
| trail | To | Sep 19, 2024 @ 10:52pm Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| trail | Confirming as of 8/24/24 that the new upper... | Aug 26, 2024 @ 10:21am Aug 26, 2024 |
Local Badges
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Epic Ride Climb 2k296 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge64 awarded -
Climbing 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k2,254 awarded -
Descent 10k Badge276 awarded
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Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | ridelogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Bike | 157 | 471 miles | 72,339 ft | 201 miles | 6,440 ft | 1,139 | 1,093 | 23 | 13,126 | |||
| E-Bike | 138 | 439 miles | 64,695 ft | 186 miles | 6,440 ft | 7 | 1,049 | 5 | 1,366 | |||
| Horse | 121 | 360 miles | 59,892 ft | 158 miles | 6,378 ft | 334 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Hike | 167 | 554 miles | 86,969 ft | 241 miles | 6,440 ft | 37 | 1,086 | 6 | 594 | |||
| Trail Running | 167 | 554 miles | 86,969 ft | 241 miles | 6,440 ft | 1,086 | 6 | 68 | ||||
| Dirtbike/Moto | 117 | 363 miles | 51,270 ft | 149 miles | 6,440 ft | 10 | 630 | 3 | 72 | |||
| Observed Trials | 8 | 41 miles | 3,379 ft | 16 miles | 3,852 ft | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | |||
| ATV/ORV/OHV | 85 | 282 miles | 27,365 ft | 100 miles | 6,440 ft | 3 | 489 | 1 | 12 | |||
| Snowmobile | 2 | 14 miles | 1,017 ft | 7 miles | 1,496 ft | 1 | ||||||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 5 miles | 157 ft | 4,551 ft | 869 ft | 1 | 12 | |||||
| Downhill Ski | 1 | 5 miles | 157 ft | 4,551 ft | 869 ft | 1 | ||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 5 miles | 157 ft | 4,551 ft | 869 ft | 68 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 5 miles | 157 ft | 4,551 ft | 869 ft | 1 | 18 |
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