California · Mountain biking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City

Lower Lola Montez Trail

0.5 mi
round trip
106 ft
climb
Singletrack
surface
Out and back
route
Jun–Aug
best months

Caution at last check

Agency alerts are in effect for this area; weather is good · USFS, OpenWeather · checked 18 h ago

Is Lower Lola Montez 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.

Lower Lola Montez Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in the Truckee Ranger District of Tahoe National Forest in California, about half a mile from the trailhead. The out-and-back ride covers roughly a mile, with a one-way climb of about 106 feet from a low point of 6,980 feet to a high of 7,096 feet. Summer is the most comfortable time to ride. Typical averages from the Sagehen Creek weather station, about 11 miles away, show July highs near 80°F with lows around 37°F, and September still reaching the low 70s. That station sits roughly 760 feet lower than the trail, so temperatures on the trail run cooler. Hole in the Ground, another mountain biking spot, is just 0.3 miles away. The Lower Lola Montez hike is about 1.2 miles off, and Lower Castle Creek offers canoeing about 1.6 miles away. For an overnight stay, Sterling Lake Campground is about 4 miles from the trail.

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  • Sleep close

    Muninnvagl

    Campground

    Campground · 2.3 mi from the trail
  • Eat after

    For Real Dough Pizza

    Restaurant

    On your way back · 3 mi

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  • Best time to go · Jun–Aug

    Best time to visit Lower Lola Montez 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.

    1. Jan

      40° / 15°

    2. Feb

      41° / 15°

    3. Mar

      48° / 19°

    4. Apr

      53° / 22°

    5. May

      62° / 28°

    6. Jun

      72° / 32°

    7. Jul

      80° / 37°

    8. Aug

      79° / 35°

    9. Sep

      73° / 31°

    10. Oct

      61° / 24°

    11. Nov

      49° / 20°

    12. Dec

      39° / 14°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sagehen Creek, CA, 10.9 mi away at 6,337 ft. The station sits about 800 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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