3.1 miles
Distance
557 ft
Climb
-419 ft
Descent
01:23:03
Avg time
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  • USFS
    Land Manager

Crooked Lakes Trail Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Grouse Ridge
    Nevada City, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Direction
    Both Directions
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  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    under snow in winter
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #77311 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #42760 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    45 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 55 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Year Opened
    2015
  • Land Owner
    USFS

The northern half of the trail out to Penner Lake is an accessible handbuilt singletrack, easy to moderate in condition. The southern half is challenging rocky climbing and descending. Awesome gnar

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Crooked Lakes Trail mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    138 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,711 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,979 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,729 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,866 ft
  • Grade
    0.832%
  • Grade max
    -22.793%
  • Grade min
    22.774%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    1,322 ft
  • Avg time
    01:23:03
  • Avg reverse time
    00:54:55
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on Sep 16, 2023
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      Crooked Lakes Trail Trail Reports

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      Sep 16, 2023 @ 8:41pm
      Sep 16, 2023
      		 Many trees down across the trail that you have to climb over
      Jul 10, 2020 @ 2:32pm
      Jul 10, 2020
      		Hikers may be surprised to see you
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      • Last: Oct 26, 2024

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