Family Friendly MTB Trails
near Shingle Springs, California
Shingle Springs, California
Recommended Routes, Photos, & More
![Nice singletrack in between eucalyptus trees.](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7026318_smallMed_1555004365.jpg?cache=1735970120)
Cook's Point Trail
1.3 mi 2.0 km • 35' Up 10.8 m Up • 63' Down 19.31 m Down
Owl Alley Trail
0.9 mi 1.5 km • 17' Up 5.05 m Up • 22' Down 6.58 m Down
FS Road 5N51Y
1.7 mi 2.7 km • 14' Up 4.24 m Up • 301' Down 91.8 m Down
Pickleweed Trail
0.6 mi 1.0 km • 1' Up 0.34 m Up • 1' Down 0.4 m Down
Twisted Cedar Trail #18E14B
1.8 mi 2.8 km • 125' Up 38.2 m Up • 372' Down 113.51 m Down
![Great views](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7049431_smallMed_1717373833.jpg?cache=1735970782)
Steamboat Ditch Trail: Hole-In-The-Wall Section
4.5 mi 7.2 km • 106' Up 32.18 m Up • 73' Down 22.34 m Down
Sawyer Camp Trail
6.2 mi 10.0 km • 352' Up 107.21 m Up • 96' Down 29.23 m Down
![My 'home trails' are short but sweet!](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7004029_smallMed_1554405527.jpg?cache=1735969529)
Sequoia Bayview Trail
2.1 mi 3.3 km • 261' Up 79.59 m Up • 81' Down 24.84 m Down
Sierra Sidewinder Trail #18E14A
0.9 mi 1.5 km • 19' Up 5.66 m Up • 317' Down 96.57 m Down
Ripon - Stanislaus River Trail
4.8 mi 7.8 km • 208' Up 63.34 m Up • 199' Down 60.63 m Down
![The old RR grade near the dam.](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7011466_smallMed_1554839479.jpg?cache=1735969721)
Sugar Pine Rail Trail: Twain Harte to Lyons Reservoir
4.9 mi 8.0 km • 325' Up 98.95 m Up • 274' Down 83.5 m Down
![Tunnel](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7033876_smallMed_1573193645.jpg?cache=1735970344)
El Dorado Trail - Placerville to Camino
6.8 mi 10.9 km • 1,089' Up 332.02 m Up • 18' Down 5.62 m Down
![Powerline](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7033593_smallMed_1570934190.jpg?cache=1736575448)
Railroad Grade Trail #18E15
1.6 mi 2.5 km • 28' Up 8.53 m Up • 63' Down 19.07 m Down
![The sunsets out here will blow your mind!](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7008828_smallMed_1554829234.jpg?cache=1736574725)
Southeast Option
4.5 mi 7.3 km • 251' Up 76.5 m Up • 253' Down 77.15 m Down
![View of Bear Valley from small bench.](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7013804_smallMed_1554846336.jpg?cache=1736574855)
Upper Pioneer Trail
6.8 mi 10.9 km • 1,054' Up 321.25 m Up • 431' Down 131.34 m Down
![The Lake Natoma trail has many little turnouts and stub trails where the state park has placed picnic tables. A perfect place for a picnic with the kids! Always a beautiful view too.](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7004988_smallMed_1554822361.jpg?cache=1735969556)
American River Bike Trail: South Side Lake Natoma
5.1 mi 8.2 km • 131' Up 39.98 m Up • 92' Down 27.94 m Down
![River crossing and beginning of hiking section if doing loop in reverse direction.](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7043939_smallMed_1656277293.jpg?cache=1736575774)
General Creek Trail
4.4 mi 7.1 km • 882' Up 268.75 m Up • 215' Down 65.62 m Down
![San Francisco Bay from the Fire Road Loop.](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7008090_smallMed_1554828230.jpg?cache=1735969639)
Fire Road Loop
3.7 mi 5.9 km • 315' Up 95.94 m Up • 162' Down 49.42 m Down
Chowchilla Trail (21E340)
0.8 mi 1.2 km • 0' Up 0 m Up • 251' Down 76.43 m Down
![View or Upper Truckee River from bridge near start.](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7039966_smallMed_1619662783.jpg?cache=1735970524)
Pat Lowe Memorial Bike Trail
2.6 mi 4.2 km • 96' Up 29.27 m Up • 11' Down 3.34 m Down
Truckee River Legacy Trail
4.8 mi 7.8 km • 197' Up 60.16 m Up • 253' Down 77.03 m Down
![Mt Diablo and foothills of Tassajara Ridge.](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7046610_smallMed_1689318495.jpg?cache=1735970723)
Tassajara Ridge Trail
5.0 mi 8.1 km • 696' Up 212.18 m Up • 740' Down 225.6 m Down
![Sometimes the gnomes get... rearranged. Over the last 12 years, there have been hundreds of different gnomes.](https://mtbproject.com/assets/photos/mtb/7013522_smallMed_1554845932.jpg?cache=1736574848)
Gnome Trail- aka Grand Avenue-Barker Pass Connector (15N37)
1.6 mi 2.5 km • 132' Up 40.14 m Up • 33' Down 9.98 m Down