Name: Incline Flume Trail
Rating: 4.8

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This trail can be ridden out and back, as part of a larger loop or as a shuttle ride from Mt. Rose Highway (Hwy 431) to Tunnel Creek Cafe. It is relatively flat and suitable for beginners until you get several miles south from Mt Rose Highway. Enjoy several stream crossings and great wildflowers in the early summer.

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Local Club: Tahoe Area Mountain Biking Association (TAMBA)

Aug 28, 2025: One Section at a Time: Carissa’s Rose to Toads Story

Aug 20, 2025: 2025 Rose to Toads Training Routes

Aug 14, 2025: Action Alert: USDA / US Forest Service Reorganization Plan Comment Period Open Now Thru September 30

Land Manager: USFS - Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Office

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Sue Hughes with improvements by Bob Ward and 1 other

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Trail Ratings

4.8 from 25 votes

#1

in Carson City

#351

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4.8 from 25 votes

5 Star		84%
4 Star		12%
3 Star		4%
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in Carson City

#4

in Nevada

#351

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Jun 27, 2018 near Incline…, NV

Some nice Penstemon on the Incline Flume

Jun 27, 2018 near Incline…, NV

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Jun 27, 2018 near Incline…, NV

Jun 17, 2018 near Incline…, NV

One of several stream crossings on the Incline Flume

Jun 27, 2018 near Incline…, NV

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May 29, 2025

Cj Procyk

Jun 26, 2024

Chris Weiss

Jul 13, 2023

Sebastian Collet

Sep 15, 2022

Kelsey Weist

Aug 27, 2022

Guy Nicholson

Great ride for this old rider on an old hard tail bike. Few tight sections that I walked. Great views. Distance from Mt rose hwy to Tunnel Creek rd 8.5mi — 1h 00m

Jul 21, 2022

Mark Loftin

Tahoe epic with great scenery

May 29, 2022

Nathan Kluth

Great trail for the kids too. Took my almost 8 year olds with minimal trail experience and it was great.

Oct 3, 2020

Rocky Kinder

Oct 14, 2019

Jen Gauntt

Aug 24, 2019

Alex R

Jul 11, 2019

Cycling Escapes

13mi — 2h 00m

Jul 10, 2019

mark Moran

Oct 28, 2018

B-man H

Aug 12, 2018

Timothy Perry

Aug 10, 2018

Erik Foreman

Jul 27, 2018

Tyler Medina

Jul 2, 2018

Yun Yeh

Smooth dirt trail easy to ride and beautiful of gourse 8mi

Jun 3, 2018

Steven Dietrich

May 19, 2018

Mike Zeigler

Gorgeous ride. Full pedal. small climbs 7.4mi

Oct 25, 2017

Clinton Erickson

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Yup, it really looks like that. For miles.

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Incline Flume Trail

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11.9

7,789' 2,374 m

7,300' 2,225 m

330' 100 m

762' 232 m

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Carson Marlette Fire Road

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