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Nevada County and the surrounding areas feature some of the best riding in the western United States. From buff singletrack to gnarly, rocky High Sierra riding, we have it all.

What follows is a partial list of legal trails and areas in Nevada County and surrounding areas which are available to bicyclists. This list is updated regularly, so check back often! Click any trail below to read more information about the trail or area. Enjoy and remember to follow IMBA's rules of the trails; this will ensure that trails stay open for all of us:

Area Multiple Use Trails
As of 1/8/08 - PDF = Adobe Acrobat Reader - = Google Earth

• Auburn State Rec Area: ASRA - popular Auburn loop
• Bullards Bar: MTBR.com - USFS (PDF)
• Burlington Ridge/Skillman Campground
• Chimney Rock (PDF)
• Cool Race Route
• Downieville Area
• El Dorado Canyon ride - Google Earth version
• Empire Mine
• Fiddle Creek
• Forest Hill Divide: MTBR.com - ASAR Canyon Keepers (PDF)
• Foresthill Ranger District (PDF)
• Forest City
• Ghost Train - Google Earth version
• Glacier Lake
• Grouse Ridge: PDF - popular loop
• Halls Ranch (PDF)
• Hole-in-the-Ground - Google Earth version
• Lake Clementine: MTBR.com - ASAR Canyon Keepers (PDF)
• Loch Leven (PDF)
• Mountain Biking in Northern California - Northern Sierra
• NCGold.com - Area Bike Trails
• North Fork of the American Trail (PDF)
• North Yuba: MTBR - USFS (PDF)
• Olmstead Loop (PDF)
• Pioneer: USFS (PDF) - American Trails - GCTC
• Round Mountain: Google Earth version -Google Maps - MTB Live - BLM (PDF)
• South Yuba (an IMBA Epic ride): MTBR.com - USFS (PDF) - BLM (PDF) - Google Earth version - South Yuba video
• Second and Third Divide Trails (PDF)
• Stagecoach (PDF)
• Stevens Trail: (PDF) - Google Earth version
• Tahoe Area Trails
• Tahoe National Forest Trails
• Tahoe Rim Trail: American Trails - TRTA - entire trail