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Third Divide

 4.6 (5)
  1. Areas
  2. CA
  3. …Gold Country
  4. …Downieville
  5. Gold Valley
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Length

2.1 Miles 3.3 Kilometers


Singletrack

Elevation

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Ascent

-1,100' -335 m

Descent

10%

Avg Grade (6°)

19%

Max Grade (11°)

4,600' 1,402 m

High

3,500' 1,067 m

Low

Conditions

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“Very fast singletrack. Not too technical. ”

— Jason Lampenrider
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The Third Divide is welcome bliss after having enjoyed the Butcher Trail descent and endured the small climb out of the valley to begin the Third Divide. It's smooth singetrack throughout, with only a few small technical sections. You can really get some speed on this trail.

Contacts

Local Club: Sierra Buttes Trail Stewardship

Jun 4, 2018: Press release related to the 2018 Lost & Found Gravel Grinder

Jun 4, 2018: Win a Handmade Gravel Bike in the Builders for Builders Fundraiser

May 17, 2018: New Non-Profit Partnership with Klean Kanteen

Land Manager: USFS - Tahoe National Forest Office

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May 29, 2017
Piotr Gajos
May 27, 2017
Louis Dionne
May 14, 2016
Larry Russell
For trail work on Big Boulder Trail — 0h 46m
May 18, 2013
Jason Lampenrider
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Trail Ratings

  4.6 from 5 votes

#7

in Gold Valley

#3439

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#7

in Gold Valley

#193

in California

#3,439

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Fun fast descent - Third Divide Trail
Fun fast descent - Third Divide Trail
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A rescue backboard is strategically located at the intersection of Third Divide, Big Boulder, the Butcher Trail, and Second Divide.
A rescue backboard is strategically located at…
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Third Divide getting loosey-goosey.
Third Divide getting loosey-goosey.
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