| Northstar offers mountain biking on their mountain during the summer and fall with rides up the gondola. Contact Northstar at 530.562.1010 for mountain bike lift ticket prices and what days the gondola is open for mountain biking and hiking. You can also get a gondola/mountain biking pass (discounted for winter passholders). Here is a preview of Tahoe's North shore mountain bike trails:
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Antone Meadows Loop Trail
This is the easiest way to enjoy some of the singletrack tucked in the forest above Tahoe City. The ride begins at the trailhead for the Tahoe Cross Country ski area and meanders through the heart of ...
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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Tahoe City, CA - Mountain Biking - 8.4 miles
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Of all the routes at Northstar-at-Tahoe bike park, this one is the most undeveloped in that you see fewer people and only a couple of lift lines overhead. Basically, this 8.4-mile loop ride is mostly ... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Bike! Northern California" |
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| Truckee, CA - Mountain Biking - 8.4 miles |
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This ride follows the paved Blackwood Canyon Road up to Barker Pass before tackling a steep singletrack climb to Ellis Lake. There are plenty of options for exploring the dirt roads throughout Blackwo... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| Tahoe City, CA - Mountain Biking - 19.4 miles |
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This quiet ride on the Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) offers some of the best overlooks of the Lake Tahoe Basin, as well as northern views of Castle Peak, Donner Lake, and Boca Reservoir. There is no hedging t... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| Kings Beach, CA - Mountain Biking - 14.5 miles |
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Follow the well-marked and maintained Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) from Brockway Summit on California Highway 267 to Tahoe City. Expect about 3,000 feet of climbing and 3,900 feet of downhill—not a bad deal.... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| King’s Beach, CA - Mountain Biking - 18.7 miles |
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This ride is at the boundary of high desert and montane forest. It varies from sagebrush to Jeffrey pine forest to white fir forest. The snow melts relatively early here, allowing you to ride this tra... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Northern California" |
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| Truckee, CA - Mountain Biking - 20.6 miles |
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Follow the recently completed section of the Donner Lake Rim Trail (DLRT), an exciting gateway for mountain bikers into the Castle Peak backcountry. This is the beginning of 23 miles of singletrack th... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| Truckee, CA - Mountain Biking - 9.7 miles |
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It’s hard to imagine wagons moving through Alder Creek Canyon or,worse yet, holing up for a winter here. Hold that thought as you take an easy cruise along Alder Creek—that’s not a smooth easy. While ... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| Truckee, CA - Mountain Biking - 6.4 miles |
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Take a journey back in time and follow the spirit of the early settlers. This popular and well-marked trail parallels the actual pathway the pioneers traveled on their westward migration. Unlike the c... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| Truckee, CA - Mountain Biking - 22.6 miles |
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The General Creek area offers something for all abilities; you can simply turn around at any point. Begin at Sugar Pine Point State Park Campground and cruise up the canyon on a well-graded dirt road.... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| Tahoma, CA - Mountain Biking - 14.5 miles |
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One of the newest trails in the area, the Hole In The Ground singletrack has quickly become one of the most popular trails for riders from Sacramento (the Folsom-Auburn Trail Riders Action Coalition h... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Northern California's Best 100 Trails" |
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| Truckee, CA - Mountain Biking - 17.5 miles |
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Hole-in-the-Ground is one of the premier rides in Tahoe. Well-designed and technical singletrack takes you up ridge tops to sweeping views of Castle Peak and beyond. Miles of smooth, hard-packed trail... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| Soda Springs, CA - Mountain Biking - 16.8 miles |
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This ride passes through the kind of country that you’ve hiked and backpacked in, and wished you could’ve mountain biked in—and now you can. Thanks to the Tahoe National Forest, mountain bikes can rid... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Northern California" |
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| Truckee, CA - Mountain Biking - 17.3 miles |
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Here’s a fairly new trail that opened in mid-1997, and its awesomeness is spreading the word faster than your fastest downhill run. Of the 12.9 miles that make up this point-to-point ride, 10 miles of... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Bike! Northern California" |
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| Truckee, CA - Mountain Biking - 12.9 miles |
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Most of this loop alternates between class 3 and class 4. Riders with intermediate technical skills and intermediate strength will be carrying or pushing their bikes for about 40 percent of the time; ... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Northern California" |
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| Truckee, CA - Mountain Biking - 10.5 miles |
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Here’s an easy, level ride for beginners. Join the skateboarders and in-line skaters for the 2.0-mile ride along the paved and tree-lined Blackwood Canyon Road. Just before the climb to Barker Pass, t... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| Tahoe City, CA - Mountain Biking - 5.1 miles |
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The kids who live in this neighborhood are lucky. This is a park where bears show up in the outfield and squirrels steal baseballs. Moreover, there are more than 8 miles of trails packed in this 125-a... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| Tahoe Vista, CA - Mountain Biking |
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There is no simple route through the maze of trails above Tahoe City. The locals have their personal favorite way up to Watson Lake and beyond. The higher you go on the mountain, the more technical an... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| Tahoe City, CA - Mountain Biking - 15.9 miles |
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A scenic high-country ride, this route features a fun downhill on singletrack and old jeep roads. Some people may have to walk a few sections of the uphill, but never for very long. A good ride for ... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Northern California's Best 100 Trails" |
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| Truckee, CA - Mountain Biking - 18.5 miles |
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There are several ways to reach the popular Page Meadows—a series of interconnecting meadows with views of the lofty peaks along the eastern edge of the Granite Chief Wilderness. This route up Ward Ca... |
| From the guidebook "Mountain Biking Lake Tahoe" |
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| Tahoe City, CA - Mountain Biking - 13.1 miles |
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