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Flume Trail
26 reviews
4.5 of 5
Epic must-ride with some of the most scenic vistas you will ever see. Be sure to bring plenty of water, and watch the elevation if you're a flat lander. As epic a ride as anything in Moab.
Start at Spooner Lake. Lodge there runs shuttles also, and has trail maps. Trail starts with a steady fireroad climb to Marlette. Flume Trail head starts here. Trail is usually very sandy, which can make climbing (and descending) a little tricky in spots. Lots of big boulders, but trail runs around most all of these.
Summary: I wasn't going to rate this trail till I read "as epic as anything in Moab" in the dicription. Give me a break! Flume is a nice ride, and if you're a casual Mt. biker that hasn't riden many places, this might be the best trail you've ever riden. But for serious bikers this is just a scenic cruise on on a fairly easy contouring trail. Hats off to the guy who originally cleaned out this trail years ago. I don't mean to diss this trail, but it's so darn overrated!
Recommended Route: If you combine it with the Rim trail or that trail south of Marlette lake that drops down to the highway, then you've got a great ride.
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Summary: Rode this trail this weekend and the elevation kicked my butt. Both the trail and the fireroad leading to the trail are very sandy, so have your favorite sand busting tires mounted. I used weirwolfs on the front and back and they did really well.
The views are incredible. Wow! The descent is slow and sandy until you get to the end fire road, the it's fast and sandy so watch out.
And be sure to hook up a shuttle. The 10 mile ride back along highway 28 is all up hill and hot. Plus, if you go on a weekend the traffic is crazy.
That said it was a lot of fun for an intense workout.
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Summary: This trail is the best trail I have ever ridden in my life! Prepare to blow your mind on the awesome views and the nice flowing single track. Not recommended if you are afraid of heights or are not comfortable on your bike, as there is a big drop-off.
Recommended Route: Everyone will tell you to start from Spooner Lake, but here is a route if you are more adventure-minded: start at Tahoe Meadows on the Tahoe Rim Trail (bike or hitch a ride up in the AM). You can only bike this on even days, I think, so check it out before you go. Head SE on the Tahoe Rim Trail, and keep following this all the way to Marlette Lake. Follow the Lake around to the right until you get to the start of the Flume Trail. As of June 2006, the lake was so high that you had to carry your bike over a rock to get to the start.
The very start has a few tricky rocky switch-backs, but then it is smooth-flowing but still adrenaline-pumping single-track for what seems like miles, with awesome views the whole way.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Tahoe Rim Trail between Tahoe Meadows and Marlette Lake. The first 9 or 10 miles are all alpine single-track, with lots of dodge-em rocks and some short rock-stair-cases you may have to walk up, but it is 99% rideable. It is continually changing, both in views and terrain, from rocky to woodsy to meadows, etc. You will feel like you are heading towards Reno at one point but the trail follows the ridge Sth towards Spooner Lake. Eventually the trail cops out and becomes fire-road access when you get close to Marlette campground. Enjoy!
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Summary: Very scenic as well as aerobic. Nothing in trail guides and mountain bike trail books prepared me for ascent. After the initial four mile climb the last 1.5 being a be-otch, was rewarded with another, even steeper and sandier Hobart Road 1.8 trail connector. Once you climb the 6+ miles, trail is pure heaven. Huge views of the lake and Carson Valley. SOme fun downhill but trail as a whole not terrible technical. Passed a number of folks with rental bikes that were not all that happy with life. Please bear in mind that this trail is not for a beginner or occasional rider, it is a hard intermediate if you take the 23 miles loop trek.
Recommended Route: Spooner Lake to Marlett Lake go right up Hobart Road to Tahoe Rim Trail to Flume Trail. Trail will eventually gain hook up with Marlett Lake where trail is briefly interrupted by a small stretch of water from lake which is passible, trail resumes on other side of water.
Other recommended trails in the same area: Mr. Toads Wild Ride.
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Summary: Beautiful trail,fortunately its really easy technically or I would have ridden into Lake Tahoe checking out the views.This area is one of the most beatiful places I've ridden. I was surprised at how easy most of the trails in this area were.Most of my Tahoe area rides have been pretty intense.Leave the suspension bike at home,a hardtail would work fine. The only things that make the ride difficult are the altitude and sandy sections of uphill.I felt like I was out of breath all day.The only technical riding was on the Rim trail.
Recommended Route: I rode up No.Canyon,took a right around Marlette lake out to Red House Flume Trail,turned south on the rim Tahoe trail back to Marlette lake and did an out and back on the Flume trail,then descended back to Spooner to finish the ride.My route was 33 miles, 3000+ ft. of climbing.My ride started at about 7000ft. and Climbed to about 8800 ft. elevation at the highest point on the Rim trail.Most of the ride was above 8000 feet
Other recommended trails in the same area: For really technical riding try Eagle Lakes area 10mi. west of Donner Pass-Check out Spaulding Lake trail and Grouse Ridge trail(Youll need a good 4WD to drive in here),also check out Loon Lake on the west end of the Rubicon trail.Mr. Toads is pretty intense along with all the other trails on the ridge towards Heavenly.Theres also killer high elevation trails aound Hope Valley surrouding Hwy. 88.
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