2 miles
Distance
-801 ft
Descent
00:15:08
Avg time
Trail Supporters, Builders & Maintainers of Cold Creek (Upper) Trail
USFSLand Manager
Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Horse
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Riding AreaSouth Lake Tahoe
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Ref Number#18E06
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Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT2 Mountain Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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Trail UsageMulti-use
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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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SeasonMay-November
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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TTFs on TrailDrop, Rock Face
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Global Ranking#1118 in Mountain Biking
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Local Popularity100 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 50 in Trail Running
- 100 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
Upper Cold Creek Trail begins easy and gets progressively more challenging until the final problem is unrideable (in the uphill direction). But along the way, riders get to see amazing rock work, an aspen grove, ferns, and small waterfalls. The real treat is coming down where expert riders can clean the entire trail, but beginners will want to walk.
This trail terminates in the aptly named High Meadow with views of Monument Peak to the north, and Freel Peak and Job's Sister to the south. The meadow itself was the object of a multi-million dollar, multi-year restoration to remove artifacts from cattle grazing operations.
Access Info
Upper Cold Creek Trail is a continuation from Lower Cold Creek Trail and terminates in High Meadow.
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More Stats for Cold Creek Trail (Upper) bike trail
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Altitude change-801 ft
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Altitude min6,953 ft
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Altitude max7,754 ft
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Altitude start7,754 ft
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Altitude end6,952 ft
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Grade-9.4%
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Grade max-44.4%
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Distance down1 miles
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Distance flat597 ft
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Avg time00:15:08
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Avg reverse time00:43:29
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- Closed
- Land Owner Overlay
- Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
- BLM (public)
- USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
- State land
- Indigenous
- Military
Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Cold Creek Trail... Trail Reports
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 15 rides
- 17 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 303 rides
- 16 miles avg distance
All
- 581 rides
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Routes with this trail
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+ 1
deln78
(Aug 5, 2019 at 8:25)
Very cool trail (in the downhill direction, does not make sense to ride uphill). Most of it is fast, flowy, and easy, but it is interrupted by some rocky sections, and one particularly difficult rock jumble (shown in some photos on this page), though this is easy to walk over.
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