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Powerline Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaPowerline
South Lake Tahoe, California -
Ref Number#18E33
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Difficulty Rating
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, Adaptive MTB, Gravel
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DirectionBoth Directions
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Climb DifficultyGreen
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Physical RatingEasy
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Trail VisibilityAlways easy to follow
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SeasonMay-November
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Family FriendlyYes
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Dogs AllowedYes
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eBike Allowed
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity75 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 65 in Trail Running
- 60 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
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Land OwnerUSFS Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Smooth rolling single track takes you from town near Heavenly Cal Base up and along the forest above the neighborhoods of South Lake Tahoe. Easily accessible from many points in town. Very suitable for beginners to intermediates — and everyone can use it to connect to other trails, such as Cold Creek, and Corral and Incense Cedar (via the Moto Trail). West of High Meadow Road this trail ostensibly continues as the Moto Trail which morphs into Powerline Road that connects to Fountain Place Road and the Corral area.
Access Info
Head to the top of Ski Run Blvd and take a right onto Saddle Road, this dead ends after about a block where the trail begins. There is limited on-street parking immediately adjacent to the trailhead. However there is generally plenty of parking at the other end of the trail. To access, drive up High Meadows Road off Pioneer Trail. Park on the pavement at the end of the road or continue another mile up the forest access road to the terminal parking lot. The trail starts north out of the parking area.
Adaptive Bike Info
Rated a 2 due to bridge crossing at Cold Creek trail intersection which has a 8" lip to navigate over
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Powerline Trail multi-use trail trail
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Altitude change-162 ft
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Altitude min6,478 ft
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Altitude max6,641 ft
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Altitude start6,641 ft
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Altitude end6,480 ft
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Grade-0.9%
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Grade max-20.6%
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Grade min13.5%
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Distance climb1 mile
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Distance down2 miles
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Distance flat2,887 ft
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Avg time00:29:58
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Avg reverse time00:32:08
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- 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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- < 2 days
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- < 1 month
- < 6 months
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- Downhill Only
- Downhill Primary
- Both Directions
- Uphill Primary
- Uphill Only
- One Direction
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- hiking (1 year)
- moto (1 year)
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- Last: Jul 31, 2021
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Nearby Trails
- High Meadows Ohv Trail 2,333 ft
- High Meadows Road 4,511 ft
- Cold Creek Trail (lower) 1 mile
- Cold Creek Access Road 1 mile
- Powerline/cold Creek Connector 1 mile
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