2.3 miles
Distance
603 ft
Climb
-51 ft
Descent
00:28:06
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of Tahoe Mountain (South Section) Trail

Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Horse
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Tahoe Mountain
    South Lake Tahoe, California
  • Ref Number
    17E80A
  • AKA
    Tahoe Mountain South Side
  • 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
  • Family Friendly
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • TTFs on Trail
    Berm
  • Global Ranking
    #7249 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • #13841 in Trail Running
    • #48333 in Hiking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 100 in Trail Running
    • 80 in Hiking
    • 5 in Horseback
  • Year Opened
    2017
  • Land Owner
    USFS

This trail was completed after the 2007 Angora Fire and was renamed in 2018 to "Tahoe Mountain Trail." The trail is largely in open tree-less areas with great mountain view and lake views at the top. The trail surface is mostly decomposed granite on the lower sections and increasingly rocky on the upper sections. During very dry periods parts of the trail can become loose. There are no technical sections and no added features, but the lack of tree cover and southern aspect means this is the first trail to melt out in spring. Fun as an out and back or loop into Northside and Valley View.

Access Info

Lower access is officially west off Tahoe Mountain Road immediately across from Forest Mountain Drive where there is parking for a few cars. However, access is also possible off the paved bike trail across from Sawmill Rd...follow the paved path a few hundred feet to a distinct right hand turn. Continue straight on a dirt/gravel road for another couple hundred feet. Look for a single track trail to take off to the right.

The upper trailhead is at the intersection of Valley View and Tahoe Mountain trails.

Local Trail Association
Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for Tahoe Mountain Trail (South Section) multi-use trail trail
  • Altitude change
    554 ft
  • Altitude min
    6,446 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,047 ft
  • Altitude start
    6,492 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,047 ft
  • Grade
    4.6%
  • Grade max
    -17%
  • Grade min
    25.9%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    988 ft
  • Distance flat
    666 ft
  • Avg time
    00:28:06
  • Avg reverse time
    00:17:26
  • view trail stats
Status:
on May 22, 2023
Dry
Avg: 4.8 (9 votes)
Your vote: 0

view (1,268)
close
  • Basemap 
3D
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Snow Cover Inadequate
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
Trail Flow (Ridden Direction)
Trailforks scans users ridelogs to determine the most popular direction each trail is ridden. A good flowing trail network will have most trails flowing in a single direction according to their intension.
The colour categories are based on what percentage of riders are riding a trail in its intended direction.
  • > 96%
  • > 90%
  • > 80%
  • > 70%
  • > 50%
  • < 50%
  • bi-directional trail
  • no data
Trail Last Ridden
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine the last time a trail was ridden.
  • < 2 days
  • < 1 week
  • < 2 weeks
  • < 1 month
  • < 6 months
  • > 6 months
Trail Ridden Direction
The intended direction a trail should be ridden.
  • Downhill Only
  • Downhill Primary
  • Both Directions
  • Uphill Primary
  • Uphill Only
  • One Direction
Contribute Details
Colors indicate trail is missing specified detail.
  • Description
  • Photos
  • Description & Photos
  • Videos
Trail Popularity ?
Trailforks scans ridelogs to determine which trails are ridden the most in the last 9 months. Trails are compared with nearby trails in the same city region with a possible 25 colour shades. Think of this as a heatmap, more rides = more kinetic energy = warmer colors.
  • most popular
  • popular
  • less popular
  • not popular
ATV/ORV/OHV Filter
Max Vehicle Width
inches

Radar Time
x 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
Trailforks users anonymized public skilogs from the past 12 months.
  • Downhill Ski
  • Backcountry Ski
  • Nordic Ski
  • Snowmobile
Winter Trails
Warning A routing network for winter maps does not exist. Selecting trails using the winter trails layer has been disabled.
x Missing Trails
Most Popular
Least Popular
Trails are colored based on popularity. The more popular a trail is, the more red. Less popular trails trend towards green.
Jump Magnitude Heatmap
Heatmap of where riders jump on trails. Zoom in to see individual jumps, click circles to view jump details.
Trails Deemphasized
Trails are shown in grey.
disable
Only show trails with NO bikes.
enable

Save the current map location and zoom level as your default home location whenever this page is loaded.

Save
      Directions to tahoe-mountain-trail-south-section trailhead (38.893810, -120.029320)
      update trails status or condition

      Tahoe Mountain... Trail Reports

      statusdatedescription
      May 22, 2023 @ 4:03pm
      May 22, 2023
      		 Good shape. LOTS of hiking tourist groups with unleashed dogs. More so than normal, presumably cause everything else is still snowed in, and...
      May 19, 2023 @ 11:01am
      May 19, 2023
      May 16, 2023 @ 11:22am
      May 16, 2023
      		 Good to go for 2023. One small 3ft section of snow left on one corner with a route cut through it. Should be melted in the next couple of days.
      Apr 30, 2023 @ 3:55pm
      Apr 30, 2023
      		 snow patches from the base to about 6800. clear 6800 to 7000, then significantly snow covered from there to the top, as the trail turns North. top...
      May 31, 2022 @ 9:08pm
      May 31, 2022
      		 Climbed this trail after work on Tuesday and had about 4-5 small groups pass us from the opposite direction. Trail rides nice. The climb is more...
      view all reports »

      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 6 rides
      • 5 miles avg distance
      6 Months
      • 26 rides
      • 8 miles avg distance
      All
      • 909 rides
      • Last: May 27, 2023

      Technical Trail Features (TTF)

      Photos

      more »
      168 |
      Jul 13, 2020 @ 1:19pm
      Jul 13, 2020
      171 |
      Jul 12, 2019 @ 2:55pm
      Jul 12, 2019
      159 |
      Jul 12, 2019 @ 2:55pm
      Jul 12, 2019
      121 |
      Jul 12, 2019 @ 2:55pm
      Jul 12, 2019

      Routes with this trail

      titledistance
      Tahoe Mountain / Angora Ridge Loop7 miles
      Tour of Tahoe Mountain12 miles
      Tahoe Mountain South7 miles

      3 Reviews & Comments


      We hope you've been enjoying Trailforks!

      Create a FREE account to view trail comments and much more.

      Create a Free Account

      Videos

      more »
      Tahoe Mountain Mountain Biking Outing South...
      9:59 | 90 | May 17, 2022 , South Lake Tahoe
      Angora Ridge Trail Edit 2
      1:00 | 291 | Nov 30, 2016 , South Lake Tahoe
      Angora Ridge Trail Edit 1
      1:00 | 235 | Nov 30, 2016 , South Lake Tahoe

      Nearby Trails

      Tahoe Mountain

      • subscribe
      • flag
      • login to download gpx or kml files.