1.2 miles
Distance
95 ft
Climb
-47 ft
Descent
00:05:22
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Bell Road Trail

  • USFS
    Land Manager

Bell Road Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
    • ATV/ORV/OHV
  • Riding Area
    Sawtooth
    Truckee, California
  • Ref Number
    06-08
  • Difficulty Rating
    Access Trail or Doubletrack rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Dirt/Gravel Road
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat, CX, Gravel
  • Direction
    Uphill Primary
  • Climb Difficulty
    Green
  • Physical Rating
    Easy
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Local Popularity
    20 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in E-Biking
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
    • 5 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in ATVing/Offroading
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USFS - Truckee Ranger District
  • Vehicle Info
  • Max Width
    72 inches
  • License
    Not Required
  • Entrance Gate
    No

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Bell Road is a 1 mile less popular dirt/gravel road connector trail located near Truckee California. This multi-use trail can be used uphill primary and has a easy overall physical rating with a 95 ft green climb. On average it takes 5 minutes to complete this trail. A license is required to use this trail.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Bell Road multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    49 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,270 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,341 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,272 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,322 ft
  • Grade
    0.8%
  • Grade max
    -4.4%
  • Grade min
    29.5%
  • Distance climb
    3,468 ft
  • Distance down
    2,073 ft
  • Distance flat
    636 ft
  • Avg time
    00:05:22
  • Avg reverse time
    00:07:36
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      • 18 miles avg distance
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