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1.1 miles
Distance
129 ft
Climb
-128 ft
Descent
00:17:16
Avg time
2 ft
Altitude change
5,949 ft
Altitude min
6,037 ft
Altitude max
5,961 ft
Altitude start
5,961 ft
Altitude end
-22.6%
Grade max
20.7%
Grade min
2,497 ft
Distance climb
1,959 ft
Distance down
1,191 ft
Distance flat
00:17:16
Avg time
Zig-Zag Trail Details
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Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
- Gravel Bike
- Winter Fat Bike
- Horse
- Hike
- Trail Running
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Riding AreaDonner Memorial State Park
Truckee, California -
Difficulty Rating
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Local Popularity55 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 50 in E-Biking
- 95 in Trail Running
- 90 in Hiking
- 5 in Horseback
- 5 in Winter Fat Biking
- 85 in Gravel Biking
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Global Ranking#291881 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #129576 in E-Biking
- #51194 in Trail Running
- #72124 in Hiking
- #36853 in Horseback
- #43613 in Winter Fat Biking
- #10570 in Gravel Biking
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State Ranking#9,369 in Mountain Biking · California [+]
- #2,873 in E-Biking
- #2,559 in Trail Running
- #4,094 in Hiking
- #2,635 in Horseback
- #882 in Winter Fat Biking
- #784 in Gravel Biking
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Hiking SAC ScaleT1 Hiking
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Trail TypeSingletrack
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Bike TypeAM, XC, Fat, 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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Dogs AllowedYes
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Land OwnerCalifornia State Parks
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Zig-Zag Trail is a 1 mile moderately popular green difficulty singletrack trail located near Truckee California. This multi-use trail can be used both directions and has a easy overall physical rating with a 129 ft green climb. Trail visibility is always easy to follow. On average it takes 17 minutes to complete this trail.
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Traditionally Indigenous Territory
Recent Activity on Trail
Past Week
- 1 rides
- 3 miles average
6 Months
- 15 rides
- 13 miles avg distance
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- 34 rides
- Last: Oct 1, 2026
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lucas-rebar-eater
Hard to do on a gravel bike, pretty rocky. Would be more fun on a mountain bike
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