B-Lite Trail
- 1.2 mi
- round trip
- 585 ft
- climb
- Singletrack
- surface
- Out and back
- route
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- best months
Is B-Lite Trail open right now?
Closure in the area
There's a closure order in Carson Ranger District. It doesn't name B-Lite Trail, so check the source for the area it covers (2 listed).
Hawk Fire Closure (Carson Ranger District)
Agency closure covering Carson Ranger District · Order 04-17-26-01-08 · USFS · Carson Ranger District
Elephant Fire Closure
Agency closure covering Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest · Order 04-17-26-01-04 · USFS · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
Floriston Fire Closure
Agency alert covering Carson Ranger District · Order 17-26-24 · USFS · Carson Ranger District
Power line construction along SR 88, Alpine County, California (Carson Ranger District)
Agency alert covering Carson Ranger District · USFS · Carson Ranger District
Over-Snow Vehicle Closure (Carson Ranger District)
Agency alert covering Carson Ranger District · Order 04-17-25-12 · USFS · Carson Ranger District
As of · Source: USFS · Carson Ranger District. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
B-Lite Trail is a short, easy mountain biking route in the Carson Ranger District of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada, managed by the Forest Service. The trail is about 1.2 miles long and rises roughly 150 feet from its starting point, which sits at about 5,559 feet. The climb is out and back, with the steepest stretch at about 0.65 miles in, where the grade reaches 8 percent. Late spring and early fall are the most comfortable times to ride. Typical averages from the nearby Stead weather station show May highs around 69°F and September highs around 79°F, while July averages climb to about 89°F and winter highs hover in the low 40s. The trail sits among several other mountain biking routes. Crispy Bacon and Halo Trail are each about 0.2 miles away, and the B-Lite trailhead is about 0.4 miles off. Las Brisas, a hike, is about half a mile away.
Local outfitters
- Alpenglow Expeditions32 mi away
- West Shore Sports37 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Crispy BaconMountain biking0.2 mi
- Halo TrailMountain biking0.2 mi
- B-LiteMountain biking0.4 mi
- Las BrisasHiking0.5 mi
- Keystone BoulderRock climbing1.2 mi
- Basque BouldersRock climbing1.7 mi
- Jewel BoulderRock climbing1.7 mi
- Alum CreekCanoeing3.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Bacon StripMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Halo TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Upper N-TrailMountain biking · ~2 min drive
- Halo TrailMountain biking · Next door
Over EasyMountain biking · ~2 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Halo TrailMountain biking · Next door
- Upper N-TrailMountain biking · ~3 min drive
- Crispy BaconMountain biking · Next door
- Las Brisas TrailMountain biking · Next door
- B-LiteMountain biking · Next door
Best time to visit B-Lite Trail
Best months: April–June and September–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
43° / 24°
6 wet · 2 snow
Feb
47° / 26°
6 wet · 2 snow
Mar
54° / 31°
5 wet · 1 snow
Apr
60° / 35°
4 wet
May
69° / 42°
4 wet
Jun
79° / 49°
3 wet
Jul
89° / 57°
2 wet
Aug
87° / 55°
1 wet
Sep
79° / 48°
2 wet
Oct
66° / 37°
3 wet
Nov
52° / 28°
4 wet · 1 snow
Dec
43° / 24°
5 wet · 2 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Stead, NV, 4.8 mi away at 5,101 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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