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Barker Pass/Blackwood Canyon Road
Trail
7.6 mile
12.2 kilometer
point to point
Paved Path
Intermediate
Elevation
Ascent:
1,509'
460 m
Descent: -97' -30 m
High: 7,762' 2,366 m
Low: 6,254' 1,906 m
Grade
Avg Grade: 4% (2°)
Max Grade: 11% (6°)
Dogs
Unknown
Weather
Unknown
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“A quiet, scenic, paved climb to Barker Pass that often has more bikes than car traffic.”
— S. Lengyel
Electric Mountain Bikes
Allowed
Features
-none-
Description
This is a very popular West Shore cycling route, and often has more bicycle traffic than cars.
Although not a mountain bike route per se, it can be used as part of a big loop to Ellis Peak Trail, McKinney Rubicon, Richardson Lake or to connect into the Homewood Ski area from Ellis Peak.
Along the climb, you'll have great views of Knee Ridge, Twin Peaks, Barker Peak, and Lake Tahoe of course. The aspen groves at the bottom along Blackwood Creek are some of the prettiest in the Tahoe Basin and become a sea of golden leaves in September.
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Contacts
Land Manager: USFS - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Office
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