altCURRENT TRTA TRAIL BUILDING PROJECTS

 

Trail Clearing, Rehabilitiation and Reconstruction

If people do not assume stewardship of the Tahoe Rim Trail, it will be reclaimed by nature. Each year, the Tahoe Rim Trail Association works on the trail annually from early June to mid October clearing fallen trees and heavy overgrowth, constructing and reconstructing rock walls, installing stream crossings and other maintenance activities. We are always looking for volunteers of all skill levels to assist us with our many projects on the trail.

Maintenance crews regularly take on projects to improve the trail, where the natural elements or improper use of the trail has caused damage. These projects include rock work in creek crossings, sign replacement, downed tree removal or simply brushing out overgrowth. Do you love all of the trails that the Tahoe Basin has to offer? Give something back and get your hands dirty!

Daggett Summit Reroute

13 Miles of New Trail!

The Tahoe Rim Trail Association, in partnership with the US Forest Service and Nevada State Parks, is pleased to be involved in a project to move 3 miles of trail from pavement to forest. New, view-filled segments will improve the trail experience and eliminate conflicts with vehicles. The project adds 13 miles   of new trail to the Tahoe Rim Trail system!
There will be short, scenic loop trails around the Upper Kingsbury neighborhood and out to Castle Rock. We will construct a connector from the Tahoe Rim Trail down through the Van Sickle Unit of Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park to Stateline, NV.  In an effort to make the trail system sustainable, we will improve and incorporate some existing trails. While professional trail crews and conservation corps will be used to build technical features, the rest of the trail will be built for the public, by the public! Both special volunteer events and regular workdays will take place June through October, each year. The Tahoe Rim Trail Association has a long history of incredible volunteer participation and we expect to see one of our biggest turnouts yet.

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Rim to Reno

The Carson Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is proposing the construction of a trail system that would connect the Reno metropolitan area with the existing Tahoe Rim Trail near Mt. Rose. The Proposed Action would build new trail segments connected to existing trails to create an interconnected trail system, including loops and connector trails, to provide quality recreation opportunities while minimizing impacts and reducing the potential for use conflicts. The trail system would disperse increasing recreation use on National Forest System lands by reducing trail users in high use and sensitive areas.

There are seven components of the proposed trail system:

  1.  Rim to Reno Trail (17 miles) – Main trail between the Mt. Rose Summit Trail and the Hunter Creek Trail through the Mt. Rose Wilderness.
  2. Hunter Creek Trail (3 miles) – Provides access to the intersection with the main Rim to Reno Trail from the Michael D. Thompson Trailhead in Reno.
  3. Big Meadows Trail (0.3 miles) – Small spur trail connecting Rim to Reno Trail to Big Meadows and the Big Meadows Trailhead.
  4. Thomas Creek Trails (7 miles) – Connects the existing Thomas Creek Trail to the main Rim to Reno Trail. This trail will consist of two segments in the Mt. Rose Wilderness, one connecting the existing Thomas Creek Trail to the main Rim to Reno Trail at Davis Meadow, the other connecting at Big Meadows. These trails will provide loop trail opportunities in the Mt. Rose Wilderness from the Thomas Creek Trailhead.
  5. Mt. Houghton Ridge Trail (1 miles) – Connects the existing Tahoe Rim Trail in the vicinity of Relay Peak to the Rim to Reno Trail.
  6. Mt. Houghton Summit Trail (0.6 miles) – Provides access to the summit of Mt. Houghton from the Mt. Houghton Ridge Trail.
  7. New Tahoe Rim Trail single track segment (2 miles) – Connects the Tahoe Rim Trail near Relay Peak to the Mt. Rose Summit Trail near Mt. Rose meadows. This will create a new single track trail by moving the existing Tahoe Rim Trail off a dirt road. The new trail will provide loop trail opportunities from the Mt. Rose Summit Trailhead and the Tahoe Rim Trail.
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