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Ride Summary:
A good early season loop
Trail Description:
This is one of the lower elevation rides in the region and as such, it gets less snow and is rideable much earlier in the season.
From your car, head up the gravel road .5 miles to the Y. Keep left and keep climbing and staying on the main road at all intersections. At 2.2 miles, turn left, then left again at 3.0 miles. at 4.6 miles you will reach the singletrack on the right. This is where the fun begins. Rip down the hill keeping an eye out for some of the big drops that'll toss you if you're not careful. Cross the dirt road and stay on the singletrack. At 6.4 miles, take the singletrack to the left which will turn into doubletack. When you get to the big rock at 6.6 miles, keep left onto the rocky doubletrack and quickly onto the singletrack to the left 200 feet past the rock. At 7 miles, turn left onto another singletrack for a bit of climbing. Turn right at 7.5 miles down a short steep hill, cross the gully and climb up the singletrack past the old car. Go left past the car then right onto a doubletrack and right again onto the main fire road back to your car.
How to get there:
From Route 80, take Exit 7 just West of Reno. Go West on Silva Ranch Road for just under a mile where you will turn right onto Mogul Mountain Road. Then quickly turn left onto Mountain Ridge Road and park in the field.
| Posted by: celore on 4/21/2009 |
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The trail network has increased dramatically, the
construction mentioned below just closed the
mouth of the canyon temporarily. You can find just
about any length ride with varying difficulty on this
mountain, but you have to put your time in to get to
know the trails.
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| Posted by: thomas on 2/7/2007 |
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trail doesn't exist anymore, unless there are different directions, its all overrun with construction
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| Posted by: Raoul_Dick on 8/14/2005 |
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I was looking at the Reno listings, too, and I noticed the absence of the Flume Trail. I don't have too much experience mountain biking anywhere else, but it seems like a pretty gnarly ride to me...
You can park just off of McCarran across from the north end of RSR (there's a little turnout) and ride in just under the "N" on the hill. Just heading up onto the ridgeline and back into the canyon - a 45 minute ride - is a workout. You can easily make a day out of the trails, though...
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| Posted by: John on 1/21/2005 |
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This trail needs an update!! IMBA has developed a decent acent from Rancho San Rafeal. We are working on a sytem of trails that decend some pretty wicked stuff. There are alot of options around here, something for everyone. Currently there is about 16 miles of singletrack. For those coming from out of town, Take N.Virginia from Hwy 80, head north about 2 miles unitl you cross McCarran. You will see a baseball complex. Park there and head towards the statue. Head up the canyon.
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| Posted by: Ian on 5/29/2002 |
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Be ready to bust your balls if you ride the entire top to bottom loop from the Keystone portal. Damn near killed me. Lots of killer rides out of this complex of trails, just make sure someone knows you're going and what you're going to ride trail wise.
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| Posted by: yendor on 1/18/2002 |
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right on chad!Ride baby ride....
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| Posted by: chad seifert on 1/10/2000 |
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Unlike the description they give, start at mccarran and keystone, and ride the trail the whole way. out of the car & on the bike!@!!!
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