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3,235 ft
Distance
34 ft
Climb
-73 ft
Descent
00:06:46
Avg time
-41 ft
Altitude change
6,265 ft
Altitude min
6,341 ft
Altitude max
6,306 ft
Altitude start
6,266 ft
Altitude end
-1.3%
Grade
-9.9%
Grade max
6.6%
Grade min
971 ft
Distance climb
2,054 ft
Distance down
210 ft
Distance flat
00:06:46
Avg time
Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Adaptive Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaSawtooth
Truckee, California -
Ref Number#16E98
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyGreen (1 vote)
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 50 in Trail Running
- 70 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
- 5 in Adaptive Biking
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Global Ranking#6484 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #151189 in Trail Running
- #140331 in Hiking
- #31450 in Horseback
- #15141 in Winter Fat Biking
- #8068 in Adaptive Biking
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State Ranking#169 in Mountain Biking · California [+]
- #7,836 in Trail Running
- #8,039 in Hiking
- #2,171 in Horseback
- #343 in Winter Fat Biking
- #476 in Adaptive Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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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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Land OwnerUSFS - Truckee Ranger District
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Compass Skills Upper Loop is a 3,235 ft popular green difficulty singletrack trail located near Truckee California. This mountain bike primary trail and has a easy overall physical rating with a 34 ft green climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 6 minutes to complete this trail.
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- 5 miles average
6 Months
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- 8 miles avg distance
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- 196 rides
- Last: Oct 14, 2026
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