Alder Creek
Campground
Campground · 0.8 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Alder Creek Trail
- 0.3 mi
- round trip
- 54 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Alder Creek Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in California, about 2.7 miles from the Donner Pines Tract. It is an out-and-back ride of roughly 0.58 miles, with a low point of 6,338 feet and a high of 6,407 feet, so the climb is a gentle 54 feet one way. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from the nearby Sagehen Creek weather station, at a similar elevation, show July highs around 80°F with lows near 37°F, while winter highs sit in the low 40s. The East Perimeter Trail lies about 0.3 miles away, and the Emigrant Trail Access is about 0.4 miles off. Climbers can head to Prosser Hill, about 1.1 miles away, and paddlers to Prosser Creek, about 3.1 miles away.
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On your way back · 1 miIf it rains
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Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit Alder Creek Trail
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 15°
Feb
41° / 15°
Mar
48° / 19°
Apr
53° / 22°
May
62° / 28°
Jun
72° / 32°
Jul
80° / 37°
Aug
79° / 35°
Sep
73° / 31°
Oct
61° / 24°
Nov
49° / 20°
Dec
39° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sagehen Creek, CA, 4.4 mi away at 6,337 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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