California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Clark Trail

0.9 mi
round trip
803 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
May–Oct
best months

Is Clark Trail open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Clark Trail, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Clark Trail is a short, out-and-back mountain biking route in California's Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. It covers about 1.7 miles round trip, rising from 6,461 feet to 7,288 feet, a climb of 803 feet, and is rated hard. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from a nearby weather station at Dagget Pass show July highs around 75°F and lows near 49°F, with only about two wet days a month in July and August. Winters there are cold, with January highs around 36°F. The Angora Lake Trail and Lily Lake Trail both lie about 0.4 miles away, and the West Shore climbing area is roughly a mile off. For an overnight stay, Fallen Leaf Campground is about 3.4 miles away.

Around this trail

Add any of these when you start a trip
  • Sleep close

    Stanford Sierra Camp

    Campground

    Campground · 0.6 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    Flight Deck Sports Bar and Grill

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 4 mi
  • If it rains

    Baldwin Home

    Museum

    On your way back · 4 mi

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  • Best time to go · May–Oct

    Best time to visit Clark 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.

    1. Jan

      36° / 23°

      9 wet

    2. Feb

      37° / 23°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      42° / 26°

      7 wet

    4. Apr

      48° / 29°

      5 wet

    5. May

      56° / 35°

      4 wet

    6. Jun

      66° / 42°

      2 wet

    7. Jul

      75° / 49°

      2 wet

    8. Aug

      74° / 49°

      1 wet

    9. Sep

      67° / 44°

      2 wet

    10. Oct

      55° / 36°

      3 wet

    11. Nov

      43° / 28°

      5 wet

    12. Dec

      35° / 23°

      7 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dagget Pass, NV, 11.5 mi away at 7,334 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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