(lake Alpine) Silver Tip Campground
Campground
Campground · 0.9 mi from the trail
California · Mountain biking · Near Bear Valley
Rings
- 1.3 mi
- round trip
- 506 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- May–Oct
- best months
Is Rings open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Stanislaus National Forest. It doesn't name Rings, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Stanislaus National Forest extends seasonal MVUM closure for two high elevation roads
Agency closure covering Stanislaus National Forest · USFS · Stanislaus National Forest
Extension of Seasonal Road Closures
Agency closure covering Stanislaus National Forest · USFS · Stanislaus National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Stanislaus National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Rings is a mountain biking route in the Calaveras Ranger District of Stanislaus National Forest in California, managed by the Forest Service. The out-and-back trail is about 2.5 miles long, with a one-way elevation gain of 506 feet, and it rises from a low point of about 7,276 feet to a high of about 7,793 feet. The ride is rated hard. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical July averages from a nearby weather station run around 75°F for highs and 49°F for lows, with only a couple of wet days a month. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the route's high point, so expect temperatures up top to run a little cooler. The Odenn Trail starts just 0.1 mile away, and Lodgepole is about 0.6 mile off. For an overnight stay, Silver Tip Campground is roughly 0.9 mile away. Lake Alpine Recreation Area, about 2 miles out, offers fishing.
Around this trail
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Restaurant
On your way back · 2 mi
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Best time to go · May–Oct
Best time to visit Rings
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
36° / 23°
9 wet
Feb
37° / 23°
8 wet
Mar
42° / 26°
7 wet
Apr
48° / 29°
5 wet
May
56° / 35°
4 wet
Jun
66° / 42°
2 wet
Jul
75° / 49°
2 wet
Aug
74° / 49°
1 wet
Sep
67° / 44°
2 wet
Oct
55° / 36°
3 wet
Nov
43° / 28°
5 wet
Dec
35° / 23°
7 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dagget Pass, NV, 34.3 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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~1 min drive
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Emigrant Trail
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