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Biking in Lake Tahoe:
Ridge-top cruising, heart
thumping climbs, technical singletrack, and
furious descents...
With hundreds of miles of trails, the natural
beauty of one of the country's largest bodies
of fresh water, and the pristine high country
of the Sierra
Nevada Mountains, it's easy to see why Lake
Tahoe is fast becoming a hot spot for mountain
biking. Detailed maps for many of the rides
described here are available at our Tahoe City
shop.
Tahoe Rim Trail
The Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT)
is an epic new high country route that circumnavigates
the Lake Tahoe basin. The TRT typically follows
the highest ridgeline overlooking the Tahoe
basin affording eye-popping views and cruisable
terrain. Access from lake level can involve
some pretty big climbs so for those not accustomed
to the altitude, we advise a shuttle to the
trailhead.
Special Note: In several places the Tahoe Rim
Trail passes through designated wilderness areas
and other environmentally sensitive regions.
These portions of the TRT are closed to mountain
biking. On the West Shore, this includes the
stretch of the TRT that follows the Pacific
Crest Trail.
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