Tahoe Loco
TahoeLoco.com is a web site by and for people who live, work, and hang in Tahoe. We are a diverse, growing online community of people with many interests but one thing in common: we love Tahoe and believe in its sustainable future. The site features contributions from the community in our “Basin” and “Extreme Tahoe” blogs and in our ski conditions forum, and in public comments through the pages.
33mi Loop to Donner Lake
Emigrant Gap, California
33 mi
We love this 33-mile loop on old Highway 40 from Cisco Grove to Donner Lake and back. It has just about everything: a few flats, a long slow pull, rollers, a screaming downhill, a tough Alpine climb and a long, cruising downhill. Not to mention altitude. The ride starts at a little above 6,000 feet, climbs to the summit at about 7,200 feet and then drops down to Donner Lake at just under 6,000 ...
Gold Lakes, Sierra Buttes, 45mi
Calpine, CaliforniaIf you never travel north of the Tahoe Basin into the Sierra Valley and beyond, you should. It is gorgeous, peaceful country, with wide open spaces and, compared to Tahoe, relatively uncrowded roads. This loops takes us from Bassett’s Station toward Sattley, north on 89, a brief stop to regroup in Graeeagle and then south on Gold Lake Highway and back to Bassets. It totals about 45 miles with a...
Community
© 2024 The Outbound Collective - Terms of Use - Privacy Policy