Coyote Flat
Above Bishop · near Bishop / Big Pine · Eastern Sierra
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- expert
- Trail miles
- ~28 mi full traverse (Bishop to Big Pine)
- Elevation
- 4,364-10,284 ft; ~6,300 ft gain and loss - over a mile of vertical each way
- Best season
- July-October (snow-free window at 10,000+ ft)
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Mountain Biking detail
- Nickname
- The Alpine Epic
- Ride types
- xc · all-mountain · enduro
- Signature trails
- The Escarpment Climb · The Plateau Traverse · The Big Pine Descent
- Ebike
- Yes
- Ebike note
- Class 1 e-MTB generally allowed on the plateau's forest roads; verify current Inyo NF rules before relying on it.
- Intl tip
- For expert, self-reliant riders only. Treat it like an alpine mountaineering day: early start, weather check, navigation, and enough food and water for a long, remote outing.
The guide
Coyote Flat is the Eastern Sierra's alpine epic - a vast, sandy high-country plateau above 10,000 feet reached by grinding a br…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Coyote Flat — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.3467, -118.4387