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Goat Mountain Trail

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 3.9 (16)
  1. Areas
  2. CA
  3. …High Sierra
  4. …Sierra National Forest
  5. Bass Lake
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“Some call the lower section of this trail The Ninja. ”

Rob Kranovich
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2.6

Miles

4.3

KM
Singletrack

4,518' 1,377 m

High

3,443' 1,049 m

Low

23' 7 m

Up

1,090' 332 m

Down

8%

Avg Grade (5°)

20%

Max Grade (11°)

Dogs Unknown

E-Bikes Unknown

Description

The lower part of this section of this trail is flowing singletrack. There are some technical sections closer to the top that are very challenging.

This is a great singletrack to tack to Goat Mountain road if you want to go up to the lookout. You can descend back down the trail or take Spring Cove Trail to the road.

Using this in Combination with Spring Cove Trail and the road you can ride this and other trails in the area like 007 or Willow Creek.

Contacts

Local Club: Yosemite South Gate Trail Cooperative

Land Manager: USFS - Sierra National Forest Office

Shared By:

Rob Kranovich
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Trail Ratings

  3.9 from 16 votes

#3

in Bass Lake

#8719

Overall
  3.9 from 16 votes
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Trail Rankings

#3

in Bass Lake

#498

in California

#8,719

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Distances from the Forks Campground.
Jun 30, 2026 near Oakhurst, CA

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Jun 30, 2026
Justin Tomlinson
Staying in Forks Campground , got dropped off on the Goat Mountain fire road, rode about 1.3 miles to the top of the decent back to camp. Great ride.
Apr 4, 2025
Kevin Zeng
Top is very technical 2.6mi — 0h 15m
May 23, 2022
D T
Rode up from Forks to the start of Goat mountain service rd. Took lower service road back onto the road after trail. 2.5mi — 1h 50m
Nov 13, 2021
Miranda Estrada
Nov 3, 2020
Justin Shelton
Jun 11, 2019
Hagan Warner
Steep rock climbs but great view of lake 3mi — 2h 30m
May 5, 2019
Miranda Estrada
Apr 25, 2019
Miranda Estrada

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