2 miles
Distance
135 ft
Climb
-575 ft
Descent
00:14:20
Avg time
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The Rings Details

  • Activities
    • Mountain Bike
    • Hike
    • Trail Running
  • Riding Area
    Bear Valley
    , California
  • Difficulty Rating
    Black Diamond rate
  • Trail Type
    Singletrack
  • Bike Type
    AM, XC
  • Trail Usage
    Biking Primary
  • Direction
    Downhill Primary
    Popular direction shown
  • Climb Difficulty
    Black Diamond
  • Physical Rating
    Hard
  • Season
    Summer
  • Dogs Allowed
    Yes
  • Global Ranking
    #7757 in Mountain Biking
  • Local Popularity
    90 in Mountain Biking [+]
    • 85 in Trail Running
    • 5 in Hiking
  • Land Manager
    USFS

Short and sweet downhill from Mt.Reba Road to the "Overflow Campground" Area on Highway 4.

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More Stats for The Rings mountain bike trail
  • Altitude change
    -440 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,250 ft
  • Altitude max
    7,785 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,785 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,345 ft
  • Grade
    -4.884%
  • Grade max
    -18.672%
  • Grade min
    11.675%
  • Distance climb
    2,060 ft
  • Distance down
    1 mile
  • Distance flat
    812 ft
  • Avg time
    00:14:20
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Status:
on Jun 7, 2020
Variable
Avg: 4.65 (3 votes)

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  • 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
  • Ideal
  • Dry
  • Very Dry
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  • Water Fountain/Source Water Fountain/Source
  • Gate Gate
  • Trail Sign Trail Sign
  • Table or Bench Table or Bench
  • Ladder Ladder
  • Stairs Stairs
  • Bridge Bridge
  • Boardwalk Boardwalk
  • Camping Camping
  • Cabin Cabin
  • Lodge Lodge
  • Bear Cache Bear Cache
  • Dock Dock
  • Ranger Station Ranger Station
  • Summit Summit
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      Directions to the-rings trailhead (38.491990, -120.025090)
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      The Rings Trail Reports

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      Jun 7, 2020 @ 5:57pm
      Jun 7, 2020
      		 Couple of trees down. They will be out within next two weeks if no one beats me to it. Needs McCloud/shovel to clear big rotten tree.
      Aug 15, 2019 @ 11:00am
      Aug 15, 2019
      		 reporter This trail, recently logged, and brushed by the Bear Valley Trail Stewardship, also had a few drains repaired and is clear to ride.
      Aug 11, 2019 @ 11:09am
      Aug 11, 2019
      Jul 6, 2019 @ 8:09pm
      Jul 6, 2019
      		 Some large patches of snow and mud bogs along with fairly deep creek crossings
      Apr 25, 2018 @ 6:04pm
      Apr 25, 2018
      		 reporter Mostly snow covered until early May ???
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      Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail

      Past Week
      • 0 rides
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      6 Months
      • 64 rides
      • 13 miles avg distance
      All
      • 105 rides
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      Feb 20, 2018 @ 9:30pm
      Feb 20, 2018

      2 Reviews & Comments

      • + 1
      flag whoisadam (Jun 9, 2020 at 13:26)
       Upper and Lower Rings are up there with the best trails in the area in my opinion just wish they were longer. Posted a video in the VIDEO tab to give you an idea. Fun flow, rock chunk and speed. Also check out Bee Gultch that was a great trail as well. Only got to ride about half of upper rings was too much snow June 6, 2020.
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      • + 0
      flag nrobison (Jun 30, 2020 at 9:38)
       The rings was fun. Will do it again. No trees down. Lots of fun. Challenging for hard tail.
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