1.7 miles
Distance
135 ft
Climb
-575 ft
Descent
00:16:39
Avg time
Supporters, Builders, Maintainers & Land Managers of The Rings Trail
Bear Valley Trail StewardsMaintainer
USFSLand Manager
The Rings Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaBear Valley
, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC
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DirectionDownhill PrimaryPopular direction shown
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Climb DifficultyBlack Diamond
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Physical RatingHard
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SeasonSummer
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Dogs AllowedYes
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Global Ranking
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Local Popularity95 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 5 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
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Land ManagerUSFS
Short and sweet downhill from Mt.Reba Road to the "Overflow Campground" Area on Highway 4.
Local Trail Association
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
More Stats for The Rings mountain bike trail trail
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Altitude change-440 ft
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Altitude min7,250 ft
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Altitude max7,785 ft
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Altitude start7,785 ft
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Altitude end7,345 ft
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Grade-4.884%
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Grade max-18.672%
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Grade min11.675%
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Distance climb2,060 ft
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Distance down1 mile
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Distance flat812 ft
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Avg time00:16:39
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Trail Conditions
- Unknown
- 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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- moto (1 year)
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Directions to the-rings trailhead
(38.491990, -120.025090)
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Recent Ridelog Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 0 rides
6 Months
- 5 rides
- 9 miles avg distance
All
- 179 rides
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+ 1
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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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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