Quincy & Plumas County
Northern Sierra / Plumas · near Quincy · Shasta Cascade
Gravel & Bikepacking
At a glance
- Difficulty
- advanced
- Best season
- Summer–early fall
What is here
- Terrain
- forest
- Amenities
- Birthplace of Grinduro · Vast Plumas NF forest roads · Friendly mountain-town base · Abundant forest camping
- Best for
- Big Plumas forest-road climbing & gravel events
- Features
- The original Grinduro country · Endless Plumas NF gravel · Big climbs & ridgetop views · Welcoming mountain-town base
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Big sustained climbs · Remote forest, limited water · Logging/forest traffic · Snow at elevation
- Good for a first timer
- No
Gravel & Bikepacking detail
- Ride types
- day-gravel · race
- Surface
- mixed
- Remoteness
- 3
- Riding
- Deep forest-road riding around a friendly mountain town — the birthplace of Grinduro, with big climbs, ridgetop views, and endless Plumas National Forest gravel
- Terrain note
- 3,400–7,000 ft forested Sierra; big climbs; snow at elevation in winter
- Camping
- Yes
- Intl tip
- Friendly mountain town in green Plumas County — the birthplace of Grinduro and center of a vast Plumas National Forest gravel network. Quintessential northern-Sierra riding: big forest-road climbs to pine ridgetops, sweeping views, deep quiet. Demanding (long climbs, remote, little water, short season). Welcoming base with good food and abundant camping. Immersive big-country gravel away from the crowds.
- Trip lengths
- day
The guide
Quincy, a friendly mountain town tucked in a green valley deep in Plumas County, sits at the center of a vast web of Plumas Nat…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Quincy & Plumas County — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.94, -120.95