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5,140 ft
Distance
134 ft
Climb
-235 ft
Descent
00:11:15
Avg time
-101 ft
Altitude change
7,165 ft
Altitude min
7,372 ft
Altitude max
7,275 ft
Altitude start
7,173 ft
Altitude end
-1.972%
Grade
-16.717%
Grade max
24.866%
Grade min
1,697 ft
Distance climb
3,181 ft
Distance down
262 ft
Distance flat
00:11:15
Avg time
Cedar Flat Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaMount Watson
Tahoe City, California -
Ref Number#17E12
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Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity40 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 45 in Trail Running
- 55 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking#5,169 in Mountain Biking · California [+]
- #8,072 in Trail Running
- #8,508 in Hiking
- #1,634 in Horseback
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingModerate
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailBerm, Jump
Cedar Flat Trail connects the Tahoe Rim Trail - Brockway Summit to Tahoe City to Forest Road 16N49 and the Cedar Flat neighborhood. Watch out for the very technical section near the headwaters of Dollar Creek.
Access Info
The top of the trail splits right off the TRT just below the Mt. Watson descent. The trail starts as a road-to-trail conversion then becomes tight singletrack.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 16 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
All
- 104 rides
- Last: Oct 17, 2026
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Directions to cedar-flat-trail trailhead
(39.213020, -120.127240)
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Technical Trail Features (TTF)
- Cedar Flat Viewpoint
- Dollar Creek Falls
Rock Garden - Twinkie XL Log Ride
Routes with this trail
10 miles • 1,805 ft • 11 •
Nice loop up a fire road then on to a beautiful section of the TRT with a stop at Watson Lake on the way....
windsurfsf
Should of read review below first, several hike a bike sections and I took the wrong turn at the viewpoint. A few walk sections but was actually more ridable but steep, loose and one nuts drop off a log if you got big cahones & shocks
ashort
Lots of hike a bike. Be careful not to take wrong turn at the viewpoint. Not a great mtb trail.
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