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Gunmount Trail

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  1. Areas
  2. CA
  3. …High Sierra
  4. …Tahoe National Forest
  5. Fallen Leaf Lake
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Length

5.4 Miles 8.7 Kilometers


Singletrack

Elevation

403' 123 m

Ascent

-453' -138 m

Descent

3%

Avg Grade (2°)

16%

Max Grade (9°)

6,693' 2,040 m

High

6,372' 1,942 m

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“A great first time ride that connects the bottom of Angora Ridge to the Gunmount at Highway 50.”

— Chris McNamara
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Overview

Dogs: Leashed

Description

This is an easy trail without much climbing. It's mostly singletrack with a few sections of fire road. You can start at the end of Forest Mountain Road or Mule Deer. The Mule Deer start takes out a fun switchback descent at the beginning (but saves you climbing back out). The route is mostly obvious, but there are some confusing side trails near the neighborhoods.

It's a great first MTB trail because there are very few rock sections or big climbs.

Contacts

Local Club: Tahoe Area Mountain Bike Association

Nov 9, 2017: Angora Trail Project Year End Recap

Nov 6, 2017: Winter Trail Work

Oct 22, 2017: Fall Party Saturday Nov. 4th

Land Manager: USFS - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Office

Apr 15, 2018: Multiple agencies continue Tahoe Basin prescribed fire operations

Apr 8, 2018: Forest Service announces recreation area opening dates for 2018

Apr 8, 2018: Prescribed fire operations continue in multiple locations around Tahoe Basin

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Sep 7, 2017
Lisa Delfiner Parsons
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  3.0 from 1 vote

#9

in Fallen Leaf Lake

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in Fallen Leaf Lake

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in California

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The Gunmount Trail.
The Gunmount Trail.
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Looking south from the start of the Gunmount Trail at the bottom of Angora Ridge.
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