Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Goat Mountain Trail
USFSLand Manager
Yosemite South Gate Trail CooperativeMaintainer
Goat Mountain Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBass Lake
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Difficulty Rating
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Voted DifficultyBlue (1 vote)
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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SeasonMarch-Novermber
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity90 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
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Land Manager
Goat Mountain Trail is part of an 7 mile loop located at Bass Lake. The ride offers offers scenic views of Shuteye Peak at the top, and is a good challenge for all skill levels. The trail head is at the top/back of the Forks Campground, which is adjacent to the famous Forks Resort. The trail can be climbed (quite challenging) or ridden as the traditional loop which takes riders up to the Goat Mountain saddle. From the saddle, riders can go left and descend the trial, or continue right and venture all the way to the Goat Mountain Fire Lookout. There are 360 degree Sierra views from the top.
The upper section of the Goat Mountain Trail has a couple of fun, rocky, technical sections and eventually takes riders to a junction where you can go right down Spring Cove Trail or left down the "Ninja" section of Goat Mountain. Spring Cove is a fun, fast, descent with a few rocky switchbacks. The "Ninja" singletrack is a fast and flowy ribbon of singletrack that many compare to sections of Alpine Trail in Oakridge, OR.
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More Stats for Goat Mountain mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-1,007 ft
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Altitude min3,507 ft
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Altitude max4,529 ft
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Altitude start4,514 ft
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Altitude end3,507 ft
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Grade-6.9%
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Grade max-40.1%
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Grade min11.6%
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Distance climb2,119 ft
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat344 ft
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Avg time00:24:34
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Avg reverse time01:02:37
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
6 Months
- 46 rides
- 11 miles avg distance
All
- 483 rides
- Last: Aug 7, 2022
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- Spring Cove Trail 1 mile
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