Mammoth Rock Trail
Mammoth Lakes · near Mammoth Lakes · Eastern Sierra
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Trail miles
- 2.6 mi of singletrack point-to-point; ~6 mi as a loop linked with the town bike path
- Elevation
- 7,860-8,460 ft; ~630 ft gain, ridden as a descent the other direction
- Best season
- June-October; heavy winter snow, dusty midsummer - ride mornings
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- No
Mountain Biking detail
- Nickname
- The Town Classic
- Ride types
- xc · all-mountain
- Signature trails
- The Sherwin Bench Traverse · Mammoth Rock
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- No e-bikes - this is non-motorized USFS singletrack, shared with hikers and horses.
- Intl tip
- Base in Mammoth Lakes and ride from your door via the town bike path. Pair it with a soak or a meal in the Old Mammoth district at the Old Mammoth Road end.
The guide
Mammoth Rock is the town's original singletrack - a classic laid out in the early 1980s that still rides as one of the best int…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Mammoth Rock Trail — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.6283, -118.9576