Biking, hiking trails open in Tahoe
Cyclists on the Fallen Leaf Lake path. Photos/U.S. Forest Service
Monument Trail connects to the TRT.
The U.S. Forest Service has been busy completing paved and dirt trails in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
The new Fallen Leaf Bike Path is approximately 2,000-feet long and 10-feet wide. It connects the Fallen Leaf Campground to the Pope Baldwin National Recreation Trail.
At just more than 3 miles, the Monument Pass Trail connects High Meadows to the Tahoe Rim Trail on the southeast end of Lake Tahoe. The trail is part of a larger group of trail projects known as the Trail Access and Travel Management Plan, a process used by the Forest Service to plan, review, design and construct trail systems in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
Nice,…..
Alot off other trail work has also been done around Fallen leaf and Taylor crk and the trails done last fall on Tahoe mtn. Thanks you Forest Service!
Is it finally time for a law that makes it illegal for bikes to be on a road with an adjacent bike path? We spend a lot of money on bike paths, but there are still bikes on the road. Alternatively, we could start to allow cars to use the bike paths…
Hooray for the Fallen Leaf Trail and The Monument Trail! I just hope that Fallen Leaf trail doesn’t load up with dog walkers and strollers so that the bikes can’t use it (like near Camp Rich). Bike Trail is often not the appropriate name for these trails. A much better, and cheaper solution for (road) bikers is an adequate shoulder, a stripe on the side and an occasional “share the road” sign. Pioneer Trail is a great example of what we like and need. Lake Tahoe Blvd out to Mountain View Estates is an example of the scariest roads there are. If you ride a bike, keep out of Dumbf___’s way!
Dear Old Road Cleats: So, it is OK for bikes to clog up roads that they don’t pay for, but it is somehow wrong for dog walkers and strollers to clog up “bike trails”? I particularly like the nasty last sentence. It gives you credibility… So much for “sharing”, I guess.
Dear Dumbfounded
I’m sure there are some that exist, but I know a lot of bikers and none of them don’t own cars and pay as much as you and everyone else for use of the roads. I also get aggravated by bikers that clog up the road. If the road is narrow and cars are behind I often pull off and let them by. I hug the shoulder. I apologize for my previous comment, but I take great offense in the thought that I have no right to be on the public roads that I pay for.
Dear Old Road Cleats: An apology with the word “but…” attached is not really an apology, but thank you nonetheless. Since we all pay taxes that support the trails, I suppose that you would be in favor of cars using trails, then? That is the logical conclusion of your contention regarding bicyclists who pay for roads, right?
Hey df… No need to agitate… I think cleats is simply commenting an opinion & suggestion. No need to fight.
Those paved paths are NOT “bike trails”. They are multi-use trails. We all know the roadies won’t use ’em anyway.
Interesting, I am “agitating” by presenting my opinion and making a suggestion. But, the insulting manipulation of my chosen moniker is not… Methinks thou doth protesteth too much, Wahini.
the reason many bike riders utilize the road is because it is totally impractical to stop at every driveway…and insanely dangerous not to stop. I rarely ride on the road anymore but I absolutely understand why roadies must ride on the road, not on a bike path. And yes, roadies pay at least their fair share for roads and maintenance via the many forms of taxation that are unavoidable.