MOUNTAIN BIKE: TAHOE 50 SELECT SINGLETRACK ROUTES Jeremy Benson - Author bikes and skis throughout the year in the Tahoe backcountry - Detailed guide to one of the nation's seminal mountain biking locations Northern California is known as the birthplace of mountain biking, and Tahoe is its most famous destination. The 165-mile Tahoe Rim Trail (TRT) circumnavigates the sparkling blue lake along the spine of the Sierra and Carson Ranges that circle it, and serves as the backbone of Tahoe's intricate trail skeleton. Over its course, numerous other trails and roads intersect the TRT creating endless options for loops of various lengths, point to point rides, and all-day epics.
Jeremy Benson moved to north Lake Tahoe immediately after he graduated from college in Vermont. A sponsored professional big mountain and backcountry skier for more than a decade, Benson rides the trails around Tahoe and Truckee during the warmer seasons. Over the past several years, he has contributed to Powder, Skiing, Mountain, and Tahoe Quarterly magazines, as well as TetonGravity.com, PowderMag.com, ESPN.com, and SkiingMag.com. You can find him online at jeremywbenson.blogspot.com.