Yeah, here's my Strava post! www.strava.com/activities/5426303389 I've also got a Caltopo map I made for myself with a few of the other trails around Squaw. caltopo.com/m/FKT9 If you do go try and attempt it, I'd just warn that the trail marked on the map doesn't really line up with the trail in real life. If you notice on my Strava activity, there's a clump of GPS points on the southern most tip of my route where I bushwhacked for a little while trying to find it. When I finally met up with the trail, snow prevented me from climbing to the actual starting place so I kinda just hopped in mid route. Towards the end, I rand out of time and had to bail early but the full descent (shown in green on the Caltopo) is amazing. Good luck and have fun!
I checked out your Caltopo map that you made, and noticed that Thunder Mountain Trail was on there. Have you ridden it? I was up in Squaw Valley about six months ago, and started to ride the trail, but noticed that it was really overgrown. Is that true for the whole trail? And are there any other trails in Squaw Valley that you know of that you didn't put on the Caltopo map, or does that map have every trail in the area?
The first part of the trail is definitely overgrown and I’ve never ridden it. The second half is much better and a lot of fun. I think this Strava post had my descent (strava.app.link/kudOp5r1Dlb) As for the rest of the trails, I’m not sure yet. I was hoping to map all the trails this summer but I left on a trip and didn’t get a chance before snow came. All the trails on the CalTopo are the ones I’m aware of.
I climbed up via Squaw's fire roads which makes for an easier ascent. The descent is like 95% single track but there are a couple short sections where you meet up more fire roads.
Dude, you are hard core. Great video.
Did you happen to lay a track on an app like AllTrails or Ride With GPS to show the route? I'd love to do this.
Yeah, here's my Strava post!
www.strava.com/activities/5426303389
I've also got a Caltopo map I made for myself with a few of the other trails around Squaw.
caltopo.com/m/FKT9
If you do go try and attempt it, I'd just warn that the trail marked on the map doesn't really line up with the trail in real life. If you notice on my Strava activity, there's a clump of GPS points on the southern most tip of my route where I bushwhacked for a little while trying to find it. When I finally met up with the trail, snow prevented me from climbing to the actual starting place so I kinda just hopped in mid route. Towards the end, I rand out of time and had to bail early but the full descent (shown in green on the Caltopo) is amazing. Good luck and have fun!
@@thomasrimer1611 Thank you!!
I checked out your Caltopo map that you made, and noticed that Thunder Mountain Trail was on there. Have you ridden it? I was up in Squaw Valley about six months ago, and started to ride the trail, but noticed that it was really overgrown. Is that true for the whole trail? And are there any other trails in Squaw Valley that you know of that you didn't put on the Caltopo map, or does that map have every trail in the area?
The first part of the trail is definitely overgrown and I’ve never ridden it. The second half is much better and a lot of fun. I think this Strava post had my descent (strava.app.link/kudOp5r1Dlb)
As for the rest of the trails, I’m not sure yet. I was hoping to map all the trails this summer but I left on a trip and didn’t get a chance before snow came. All the trails on the CalTopo are the ones I’m aware of.
How much of this is singletrack? I'm in the area and am thinking of riding it.
I climbed up via Squaw's fire roads which makes for an easier ascent. The descent is like 95% single track but there are a couple short sections where you meet up more fire roads.