4,126 ft
Distance
81 ft
Climb
-191 ft
Descent
00:07:40
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2 Beavers & a Bear Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Sawtooth
    Truckee, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Season
    May-November
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #11237 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #17716 in Trail Running
  • Local Popularity
    75 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 50 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

Mostly easy and quite beautiful with a short rock garden. Links up with Sawtooth and N* trails.

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Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for 2 Beavers & a Bear mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -110 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,148 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,294 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,279 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,169 ft
  • Grade
    -2.659%
  • Grade max
    -19.721%
  • Grade min
    21.334%
  • Distance climb
    1,588 ft
  • Distance down
    2,146 ft
  • Distance flat
    391 ft
  • Avg time
    00:07:40
  • Avg reverse time
    00:11:09
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Status:
on Jul 4, 2022
Ideal
Avg: 5 (2 votes)
Your vote: 0

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      2 Beavers & a Bear Trail Reports

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      Jul 4, 2022 @ 2:12pm
      Jul 4, 2022
      Cleared the downed tree; all clear now.
      Jun 21, 2022 @ 4:31pm
      Jun 21, 2022
      		 One new down tree (thanks to those who cleared up the trail)
      Jun 21, 2022 @ 2:00pm
      Jun 21, 2022
      May 31, 2022 @ 2:38pm
      May 31, 2022
      		 SEVERAL DOWNED TREES!!! TRAIL NEEDS SOME WORK. NOT AN ENJOYABLE RIDE.MADE MY WAY THREW THEM AND IT BECAME MORE OF A HASSLE.
      May 18, 2022 @ 8:29pm
      May 18, 2022
      		 Huge mess of trees down at the west end. Didn't see any easy way around it either, I turned back.
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 35 rides
      • 15 miles avg distance
      All
      • 327 rides
      • Last: Oct 29, 2022

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      Jul 29, 2021 @ 7:36am
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      Routes with this trail

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      Sawtooth, a bear, two beavers, two bridges, and a happy face13 miles

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      1 Review & Comments

      • + 1
      amtuscano (Jun 16, 2019 at 21:48)
      Rode this trail today. Saw exactly zero beavers or bears. Very disappointed.
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