1.4 miles
Distance
78 ft
Climb
-266 ft
Descent
00:08:53
Avg time

Alder Creek Road Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    Tahoe Donner
    Truckee, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    XC, Fat, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 90 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Manager
    Tahoe Donner Association

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Alder Creek Road is a 1 mile popular dirt/gravel road family friendly trail located near Truckee California. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 78 ft green climb. On average it takes 8 minutes to complete this trail.

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More Stats for Alder Creek Road bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -188 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,503 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,763 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,715 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,527 ft
  • Grade
    -2.551%
  • Grade max
    -24.714%
  • Grade min
    7.998%
  • Distance climb
    2,369 ft
  • Distance down
    4,524 ft
  • Distance flat
    476 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:53
  • Avg reverse time
    00:16:27
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on May 27, 2022
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      May 27, 2022 @ 3:59pm
      May 27, 2022
      Sep 25, 2020 @ 12:53pm
      Sep 25, 2020
      Jun 10, 2020 @ 12:49pm
      Jun 10, 2020
      May 10, 2020 @ 3:31pm
      May 10, 2020
      Aug 11, 2019 @ 10:29am
      Aug 11, 2019
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 9 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 37 rides
      • 12 miles avg distance
      All
      • 446 rides
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      Sep 7, 2020 @ 8:46pm
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      Jun 15, 2020 @ 10:38pm
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      Sep 16, 2018 @ 8:39pm
      Sep 16, 2018

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