1.5 miles
Distance
636 ft
Climb
-2 ft
Descent
00:27:10
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Lower Animal Crackers (16E50) Trail
USFSLand Manager
Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Dirtbike/Moto
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Riding AreaProsser
Truckee, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeDH, AM, XC
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DirectionUphill Primary
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Climb DifficultyBlue
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Physical RatingHard
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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SeasonSummer
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike AllowedYes up to Class 1
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TTFs on TrailRock Garden
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity40 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 40 in E-Biking
- 5 in Trail Running
- 5 in Hiking
- 80 in Dirtbiking
- 5 in Horseback
Make no mistake. This is a moto trail. Towards the bottom there are undulations or humps. The entire trail is a challenging technical ascent: rocky, loose, and in some spots powdery. With the exception of the trailhead at parking, there is extremely poor signage (as in NONE) for which way to go to stay on Lower Animal Crackers. There are multiple intersecting moto trails (not mentioned on Trailforks), prompting me to pull out Trailforks constantly to check gps.
Access Info
straight ahead of where the pavement ends from the highway turn off, then slightly towards the right
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Lower Animal Crackers (16E50) mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change633 ft
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Altitude min5,909 ft
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Altitude max6,542 ft
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Altitude start5,909 ft
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Altitude end6,542 ft
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Grade8.209%
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Grade max-2.946%
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Grade min30.3%
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Distance climb1 mile
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Distance down213 ft
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Distance flat187 ft
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Avg time00:27:10
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Avg reverse time00:17:45
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- Snow Groomed
- Snow Packed
- Snow Covered
- Snow Cover Inadequate
- Freeze/thaw Cycle
- Icy
- Prevalent Mud
- Wet
- Variable
- Ideal
- Dry
- Very Dry
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- > 90%
- > 80%
- > 70%
- > 50%
- < 50%
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- < 1 week
- < 2 weeks
- < 1 month
- < 6 months
- > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
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- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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Activity Recordings
Trailforks users anonymized public ridelogs from the past 6 months.
- mountain biking recent
- mountain biking (>6 month)
- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
Activity Recordings
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- Downhill Ski
- Backcountry Ski
- Nordic Ski
- Snowmobile
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 5 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
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- 244 rides
- Last: Nov 1, 2022
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6 Reviews & Comments


Solid blue trail that will make you work uphill on some loose rocks and sandy switch backs. Lots of fun coming back down.
We rented bikes online at Tripoutside.com and demo’d a Ibis Ripmo. ????????????
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We rented bikes online at Tripoutside.com and demo’d a Ibis Ripmo. ????????????
Vhurst3579
(May 7, 2018 at 19:34)
Long, steep climb. Rocky and still small patches of snow here and there, but mostly on upper animal crackers. This is a motocross trail, so ride at your own risk. There are areas you may have to get off and hike your bike due to steep and slick terrain.
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