5 miles
Distance
961 ft
Climb
-1,072 ft
Descent
01:17:54
Avg time
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Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
    • Horse
  • Riding Area
    South Lake Tahoe
    , California
  • Ref Number
    #19E00
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Hiking SAC Scale
    T2 Mountain Hiking
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC, Fat
  • Trail Usage
    Multi-use
  • Direction
    Both Directions
    Popular in reverse
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Trail Visibility
    Always easy to follow
  • Season
    Jul - Oct
  • Alpine Trail
    Yes
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • eBike Allowed
    No
  • Global Ranking
    #1891 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    85 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 5 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking

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More Stats for Tahoe Rim Trail (Freel Meadows) bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -111 ft
  • Altitude min
    8,719 ft
  • Altitude max
    9,464 ft
  • Altitude start
    8,829 ft
  • Altitude end
    8,719 ft
  • Grade
    -0.433%
  • Grade max
    -33.121%
  • Grade min
    31.223%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2 miles
  • Distance flat
    1,771 ft
  • Avg time
    01:17:54
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Status:
on Oct 17, 2019
Dry
Avg: 4.25 (4 votes)

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  • Significant Issue / Amber
  • Closed

  • Land Owner Overlay
  • Wilderness (typically no bikes in USA)
  • BLM (public)
  • USFS (Wildlife sanctuaries darker than usfs)
  • State land
  • Indigenous
  • Military
Trail Conditions
  • Unknown
  • Snow Groomed
  • Snow Packed
  • Snow Covered
  • Freeze/thaw Cycle
  • Icy
  • Prevalent Mud
  • Wet
  • Variable
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
  • Map Markers
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  • photo Photo
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  • region Riding Area
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  • Parking Parking
  • Viewpoint Viewpoint
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  • Directions Directions
  • Sight Sight
  • Restrooms Restrooms
  • eBike Charging Point eBike Charging Point
  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Tahoe Rim Trail... Trail Reports

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      Oct 17, 2019 @ 2:33pm
      Oct 17, 2019
      		 Clear. Getting cold.
      Sep 2, 2019 @ 6:36am
      Sep 2, 2019
      Jul 14, 2019 @ 9:11am
      Jul 14, 2019
      		 Lots of snow drifts on western part of trail. Passable but 1-2 weeks before you can hit those PR’s.
      Oct 23, 2018 @ 9:28pm
      Oct 23, 2018
      Jun 16, 2018 @ 1:56pm
      Jun 16, 2018
      		 Hard start with no warm up. It is dry and powdery until about 1000 ft of climbing and then a few minor snow crossings. The profile of the...
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

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      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 147 rides
      • 26 miles avg distance
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      • 149 rides
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      19 |
      Jul 31, 2019 @ 7:04pm
      Jul 31, 2019
      82 |
      Dec 31, 2015 @ 10:09pm
      Dec 31, 2015

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