Goose Meadows
Campground
Campground · 0.7 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Cena Lar Trail
- 3.0 mi
- round trip
- 931 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Cena Lar Trail open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Cena Lar Trail is a 6-mile out-and-back mountain biking route in the Truckee Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California. The trail climbs about 930 feet from a low point of roughly 6,594 feet to a high point of about 7,541 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Tahoe City show July highs around 78°F with lows near 46°F and only about one wet day in the month. That station sits well below the trail, so temperatures up high run cooler. Pentathlete Wall and Sawtooth Ridge, both climbing areas, are about 0.6 miles away. Goose Meadows campground is 0.7 miles off, and the 2 Bridges mountain biking trail is 0.9 miles away.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after The Outpost
Restaurant
On your way back · 3 miIf it rains
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More in Sunnyside-Tahoe CityLocal outfitters
- Alpenglow Expeditions5 mi away
- West Shore Sports15 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Cena Lar Trail
Best months: May–October. 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° / 21°
11 wet · 7 snow
Feb
40° / 21°
10 wet · 7 snow
Mar
45° / 24°
10 wet · 7 snow
Apr
50° / 28°
8 wet · 4 snow
May
59° / 34°
7 wet · 1 snow
Jun
69° / 40°
3 wet
Jul
78° / 46°
1 wet
Aug
77° / 45°
2 wet
Sep
70° / 41°
2 wet
Oct
59° / 33°
4 wet · 1 snow
Nov
48° / 26°
7 wet · 3 snow
Dec
40° / 21°
10 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Tahoe City, CA, 7 mi away at 6,230 ft. The station sits about 1,300 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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