FTA Mountain Bike Riders

The Foresthill Divide has beautiful trails available for mountain bike riders that vary from easy historic stage coach and logging roads to extremely challenging steep single-track trails. Most of the trails in the U.S. Forest Service land above Foresthill are open to mountain bikes. The newest trail is the Foresthill Divide Loop Trail which is a 10-mile multi-use loop trail. There are also several popular trails near the American River Confluence. You can pick a nice new map showing all of the trails near Auburn at the State Parks office on Hwy 49 between Auburn and the Confluence.

Upcoming Local Mountain Bike Events:

March 20th - Oh So Scenic 50K Run and Bike

We have Youth outings that often include mountain bike riding.

Suggestions for Mountain Bike Rides

Foresthill Divide Loop Trail

Confluence Trail, from Mammoth Bar Rd to the Confluence

Chicken Hawk Rd, 4 miles from Foresthill Rd. to Michigan Bluff Rd (great views)

Culvert Trail, from Upper Clementine Rd through a big culvert pipe under Foresthill Rd. to the Confluence Trail

Knickerbocker Loop, starts behindthe fire station in Cool at Hwy 49

Mammoth Bar, Mammoth Bar Rd and OHV trails at Mammoth Bar on the Middle Fork

McKeon-Ponderosa, fire road from White Oak Flat to Middle Fork

McKeon-Ponderosa Loop, 3 mile loop starting a White Oak Flat

Old Lake Clementine Rd Trail, from Old Foresthill Rd. Bridge to Lower Lake Clementine Rd.

Ponderosa Rd, gradual slope 4 miles from Foresthill Rd. to North Fork and Ponderosa Bridge

Quarry Rd Trail, from Hwy 49 to Main Bar

Stagecoach trail, from Russel Rd in Auburn to the Old Foresthill Rd. Bridge on the North Fork of the American River

Todd's Valley Trail, 2 miles flat trail through Todd Valley

Volcano Canyon, 6 mile section of the Western States Trail from Michigan Bluff to Foresthill

Yankee Jims Rd

If you'd like more information or a riding partner, please send us email.

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