2,090 ft
Distance
62 ft
Climb
00:03:46
Avg time

Powerline Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • E-Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Dirtbike/Moto
  • Riding Area
    Sawtooth
    Truckee, California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Blue rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T1 Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Direction
    Both Directions
  • Climb Difficulty
    Blue
  • Physical Rating
    Moderate
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    Yes up to Class 1
  • Global Ranking
    #99426 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #8205 in E-Biking
    • #70775 in Trail Running
    • #41720 in Hiking
    • #697 in Dirtbiking
    • #915 in Horseback
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 80 in E-Biking
    • 40 in Trail Running
    • 75 in Hiking
    • 90 in Dirtbiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Land Owner
    USFS - Truckee Ranger District

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Powerline is a 2,090 ft popular blue singletrack trail located near Truckee California. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a moderate overall physical rating with a 62 ft blue climb. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Powerline multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    63 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,337 ft
  • Altitude max
    6,400 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,337 ft
  • Altitude end
    6,401 ft
  • Grade
    3%
  • Grade min
    9.9%
  • Distance climb
    1,909 ft
  • Distance flat
    184 ft
  • Avg time
    00:03:46
  • Avg reverse time
    00:02:10
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on Sep 23, 2023
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Avg: 2.5 (2 votes)
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      Powerline Trail Reports

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      Sep 23, 2023 @ 4:48am
      Sep 23, 2023
      Aug 19, 2023 @ 2:38am
      Aug 19, 2023
      Jul 2, 2023 @ 8:54am
      Jul 2, 2023
      		 Dirt bike ruts
      Jun 26, 2022 @ 2:15pm
      Jun 26, 2022
      Jun 21, 2022 @ 2:00pm
      Jun 21, 2022
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 4 rides
      • 19 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 125 rides
      • 14 miles avg distance
      All
      • 610 rides
      • Last: Oct 4, 2023

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      May 30, 2021 @ 7:36pm
      May 30, 2021

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