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1.1 miles
Distance
24 ft
Climb
-317 ft
Descent
00:08:38
Avg time
-293 ft
Altitude change
6,353 ft
Altitude min
6,669 ft
Altitude max
6,646 ft
Altitude start
6,355 ft
Altitude end
-5%
Grade
-22%
Grade max
7%
Grade min
728 ft
Distance climb
4,101 ft
Distance down
1,001 ft
Distance flat
00:08:38
Avg time
Dirk's Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaCarnelian Bay Trails
Carnelian Bay, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (2 votes)
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Local Popularity70 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 55 in Trail Running
- 30 in Hiking
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
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Global Ranking
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State Ranking#2,702 in Mountain Biking · California [+]
- #7,581 in Trail Running
- #9,414 in Hiking
- #136 in Winter Fat Biking
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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 DifficultyBlue
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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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TTFs on TrailBerm
Windy singletrack connecting Carnelian Bay to the Watson Creek/Cedar Flat area. This trail runs almost entirely through private property with permissive access to non-motorized vehicles, so please be respectful and stick to the trail.
Access Info
From Carnelian Bay, ride up Olive St. continuing through the gravel section until the road tees off, then take a right onto trail signed with "no unauthorized motorized vehicles"
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 2 rides
- 9 miles average
6 Months
- 41 rides
- 14 miles avg distance
All
- 321 rides
- Last: Oct 14, 2026
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Partial
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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Directions to dirk-s trailhead
(39.221810, -120.097610)
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Routes with this trail
★ 5.0 • 11 miles • 794 ft • 25 •
Starting at Tahoe Nordic Center/TCXC mellow loop then mostly flat/downhill to Carnelian Bay
5 Reviews & Comments
windsurfsf
Fun trail, little bit of everything, not too fast but entertaining. Good time.
dustybrown
I love this network of trails. If you're lucky you'll run into Dirk (the trail builder) spinning around like some kind of forest sprite.
Ireland2
Trail closed half way up due forest service work. Trail not rideable.
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