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Tahoe Rim Trail - Spooner Summit To Kingsbury Grade Mountain Bike Trail
South Lake Tahoe, California
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
2 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 9/26/11 by hanner2 |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 13 miles | Global Rank: #Not yet ranked. |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Other |
| Ridden: 20 | Wishlist: 8 |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +1,650/-2,925 ft |
Description: (amateur rider review): From Spooner Summit to "the bench" at the summit is mostly singletrack dirt, about 1300' of climb, none of it steep enough to be technical, but hard work. As you get higher, there are more rocks to jump, and loose scree on the top. The top offers an incredible, unobstructed view of Lake Tahoe. From "the bench" south go Kingsbury Grade is more technical with lots of trail fun, narrow slots, rock steps to jump down, and boulders to roll over. There are a few spots where the step is 1' - 2' or several in a row around sharp corners. Rock jumping potential is similar to TRT from Tahoe Meadows to Funnel Creek Road. Many people seem to prefer starting from Kingsbury Grade, riding to the summit, and back out the same way.
added on August 26, 2008 by 
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reviewed by abegold on June 14, 2011
Get your lungs ready for 8000'. This ride is all about riding in the pines and the cool Tahoe weather.
* Review edited 6/14/2011
Similar Trail: Tahoe Rim Trail
reviewed by tarvisg on July 11, 2010
Fun flowy trail. Started from Spooner summit and climbed for 5 miles, tiring climb to start. After bench, long stretches of Rocky down. Ended up going all the way to Kingsbury as a last second desicion and came all the way back. Coming back from Kingsbury was a slow techinical climb. Lots of fun to climb up steep rocks. Lots of drop potential. Overall fun trail, nice 5 mile downhill from bench back to spooner trailhead.
Similar Trail: TRT Tahoe Meadows
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