Alder Creek
Campground
Campground · 1.8 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Cinammon Twist
- 0.7 mi
- round trip
- 132 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Cinammon Twist is an easy mountain biking route in California, about 3 miles from the town of Lakeview. It's a short out-and-back ride of about 1.3 miles, with a total elevation gain of about 130 feet from a low point of roughly 6,637 feet to a high of about 6,778 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Sagehen Creek, about 4 miles away, show July highs around 80°F and lows near 37°F, while winter highs there stay in the upper 30s and 40s with lows in the teens. The route sits just 0.1 mile from South Euer Valley Road and the Sundance trail, so it's easy to pair with other rides in the area. Prosser Hill, a climbing area about 0.4 mile away, is close by, and Donner Creek offers canoeing about 3 miles off.
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Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit Cinammon Twist
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, 4.1 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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