1.9 miles

Distance

19 ft

Climb

-548 ft

Descent

00:11:28

Avg time

Miner's Trail Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
- Horse
Riding Area

Harmony/Washington Ridge
Nevada City, California
Difficulty Rating

Blue rate
Voted Difficulty

Black Diamond (2 votes)
Hiking SAC Scale

T1 Hiking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

AM, XC
Direction

Downhill Primary
Popular direction shown
Physical Rating

Moderate
Season

all season
Dogs Allowed

Yes
Global Ranking
#8367 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #84537 in Trail Running
- #37569 in Hiking
- #845 in Horseback
Local Popularity
95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 45 in Trail Running
- 65 in Hiking
- 100 in Horseback

Fun mostly downhill trail. Permissible to ride up but most don't so be alert if you do.

Local Trail Association

Bicyclists of Nevada County
Bear Yuba Land Trust
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory

Nisenan

More Stats for Miner's Trail mountain bike trail trail

Altitude change

-529 ft
Altitude min

2,995 ft
Altitude max

3,524 ft
Altitude start

3,524 ft
Altitude end

2,995 ft
Grade

-5.4%
Grade max

-34.1%
Grade min

14.9%
Distance climb

476 ft
Distance down

2 miles
Distance flat

210 ft
Avg time

00:11:28
Avg reverse time

00:41:29
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Status:

on May 14, 2022

Ideal

Avg: 4.35 (11 votes)

Your vote: 0

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Miner's Trail Trail Reports

status	date	description
	May 14, 2022 @ 10:56am May 14, 2022
	Apr 18, 2022 @ 7:08pm Apr 18, 2022	Varies from ideal, to "oh crap slippery" all of a sudden in some places
	Apr 4, 2022 @ 9:15pm Apr 4, 2022	Dry and clear
	Jan 22, 2022 @ 8:05pm Jan 22, 2022	Great condition.
	Nov 6, 2021 @ 8:00pm Nov 6, 2021	About as good as it gets in my opinion. No dust, not much mud, and perfect temperatures for a lengthy ride.

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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

Past Week

23 rides
15 miles avg distance

6 Months

570 rides
17 miles avg distance

All

3,203 rides

Photos

166 |

Apr 20, 2019 @ 9:16pm

Apr 20, 2019

148 |

Jan 5, 2019 @ 7:18pm

Jan 5, 2019

315 |

Jan 5, 2019 @ 7:18pm

Jan 5, 2019

424 |

Sep 17, 2014 @ 12:19pm

Sep 17, 2014

Routes with this trail

title	distance
Nevada City, around Lake Tahoe, and back. the hard way	311 miles
Skillman to 49	22 miles
Hoot-Scotts-Miners	19 miles
Miners to Taxi Cab to Hoot Trail and back	9 miles

5 Reviews & Comments

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Rtrethewey (Jun 8, 2019 at 14:21)

Last weeks rain really beat it up, lots of loose rock near the bottom in the main riding line...

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SikeMo

(Mar 16, 2020 at 10:02)

Is there parking at the bottom of this trail?

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Scottyd17485

(Jun 9, 2020 at 8:56)

Amazing Trail. If you take all of the optional features on the right it is more along the lines of a black trail, but all features can be circumnavigated by staying to the left of the trail. Features include but are not limited to: Small Gap Jumps, Side hits over trees, Jumps to wall transfers, rock gardens, super steep powdery berms. Very very sick trail indeed.

A couple of spots you will be faced with a decision to decide your own fate. If you turn left at the first fork in the trail, you will be guided down 2 switchbacks to the road, which leads you to taxi cab. If you go to the right, you will continue on the trail. At the second fork, if you take a left, you will be on the mellow option. If you take a right, you will be brought up high to come down the steep powdery berms, which are rippin fun.

Definitely a blast of a trail to do. If you are coming from the parking lot at the top of Scott's Flat, you will be faced with some fun singletrack that follows the road. Keep your speed for a couple of decent gap jumps. Also there are some decomposing wood features.

There is no real parking at the bottom of this trail. When you get done with it, you will need to take the Snow Mountain trail to willow valley road. Willow valley road is a decent climb, but doing this allows you to avoid the busy street which people come flying by in cars on.

10/10 will be shredding again.

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sactopedal

(Sep 11, 2021 at 13:49)

With the forest land closed, the ranger at Harmony Ridge Market suggested we try making a loop with Miners Trail - Taxi Cab. We did it twice and had a great ride. Typical dry late summer weather and dusty but still fun.

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