McCloud River & Great Shasta Rail Trail
McCloud (Shasta-Trinity NF) · near McCloud · Shasta Cascade
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- intermediate
- Trail miles
- ~6 bike-legal trails plus the Great Shasta Rail Trail
- Elevation
- Riverside gentle; area ~3,200 ft
- Best season
- May-October (snow-affected in winter)
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Mountain Biking detail
- Ride types
- xc
- Signature trails
- McCloud River Trail · Great Shasta Rail Trail
- Ebike
- No
- Ebike note
- Some trails are e-bike designated; the Three Falls corridor is a busy hiker trail - verify bike legality and ride respectfully.
- Intl tip
- Scenic, low-key riding southeast of Mt Shasta - the McCloud River Trail past the Three Falls (a busy hiker corridor; check bike legality and yield), and the mellow Great Shasta Rail Trail, ideal for gravel and families. Rent in Mt Shasta; best May-Oct.
The guide
The McCloud River country southeast of Mount Shasta offers a gentler, more scenic kind of riding - a mix of riverside singletra…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to McCloud River & Great Shasta Rail Trail — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 41.1698, -122.0288