1.6 miles
Distance
14 ft
Climb
-1,004 ft
Descent
00:08:01
Avg time

Gypsy Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
  • Riding Area
    Northstar California Resort
    Truckee, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Voted Difficulty
    Black Diamond (3 votes)
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    DH
  • Direction
    Downhill Only
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  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Season
    Summer
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • TTFs on Trail
    A-Frame, Berm, Bridge, Drop, Jump, Rock Face, Rock Garden
  • Global Ranking
    #1234 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #5504 in E-Biking
  • Local Popularity
    100 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 95 in E-Biking
  • Year Opened
    2013

New Gypsy was made during the 2013 season. It is now mostly wooden features with the occasional jump and some rocks. A very technical riding trail.

Access Info

Follow the signs on the Zephyr fire road. The trail is marked and starts on the right.

Bike Park

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Gypsy mountain bike trail trail
  • Altitude change
    -990 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,887 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,877 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,877 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,887 ft
  • Grade
    -11.896%
  • Grade max
    -37.853%
  • Grade min
    14.277%
  • Distance climb
    327 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    165 ft
  • Avg time
    00:08:01
  • Avg reverse time
    01:09:24
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on Jun 23, 2024
Very Dry
Avg: 4.75 (24 votes)
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      Gypsy Trail Reports

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      Jun 23, 2024 @ 9:59am
      Jun 23, 2024
      Jun 21, 2024 @ 4:45am
      Jun 21, 2024
      		 Open
      Oct 1, 2023 @ 4:00am
      Oct 1, 2023
      		 Wet but so good
      Sep 10, 2023 @ 2:37am
      Sep 10, 2023
      Aug 10, 2023 @ 4:30am
      Aug 10, 2023
      		 Running like classic gypsy, lil better than usual
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 964 rides
      • 28 miles avg distance
      All
      • 5,511 rides
      • Last: Oct 5, 2024

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

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      Oct 3, 2021 @ 10:54pm
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      Aug 2, 2020 @ 1:24pm
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      Aug 26, 2019 @ 8:13pm
      Aug 26, 2019
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      Aug 26, 2019 @ 8:14pm
      Aug 26, 2019

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