Trail at a Glance
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| Mr Toad's Wild Ride |
Length (one way) - 3.6 miles |
Elevation change - 2,200' (downhill) |
Difficulty - Expert |
Other Users - Hikers |
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| Big Meadow to Mr. Toads |
Length - 4.4 miles |
Elevation change - 1,530' |
Difficulty - Intermediate |
Other Users - Hikers, Horses |
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| Luther Pass to Mr. Toads |
Length - 3 miles |
Elevation Change - 1,115' |
Difficulty - Intermediate |
Other Users - Hikers, Horses |
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| Directions |
The bottom of the shuttle trailhead is on Fountain Place Road (Oneidas). There is a pullout on the right side with a gravel road leading away from it.
Oneidas Street is located off Pioneer Trail about 1 mile from the intersection with Highway 50 in Meyers.
all figures are approximate |
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| Nearby Bike Shops |
Wattabike - Next to Roadrunner Gas Station in Meyers.
Sierra Ski and Cycle Works - Highway 50 just east of Safeway in South Lake Tahoe.
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Mr. Toads Wild Ride
Toads is one of the biggest draws for in the Tahoe Basin for serious mountain bikers. Having rode much of what Lake Tahoe offers Toads is hard to beat in terms of technical downhill options. It's also hard to beat in terms of flowy single track. Given that, I'd have to rank it as my favorite ride. There are a number of ways to enter, ranging from the bottom of the Christmas Valley Downhill, to the Kingsbury South Trailhead of the Tahoe Rim Trail. The most common method is the shuttle with one car at the trailhead on Oneidas Street and the other at the top of Luther Pass. the most common loop is to leave a car at the bottom on Oneidas and riding up Oneidas to Armstrong Pass. On some maps it is called the Saxon Creek Trail.
Trail Map
The official downhill starts where the Saxon Creek trail leaves the Tahoe Rim Trail, but no matter which way your coming from, you've already been going downhill on the rim trail for at least a little ways. After about a quarter mile on the actual trail you will come to the most technical sections of the etire ride. There are three separate sections one after the other that require the majority of riders to walk down. From here on it's a mix of technical and super flowy. Parts can get a little loose in dry summers, but in general the trail stays in good shape. Near the bottom you'll come to a left turn. This takes you to Christmas Valley, which is another popular way to loop it.
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