Shady Rest Trail Network
Mammoth Lakes / Shady Rest Park · near Mammoth Lakes · Eastern Sierra
Mountain Biking
At a glance
- Skill level
- beginner
- Trail miles
- Network of short trails; green Shady Rest Trail ~0.7 mi, plus a ~2.7 mi family loop into the paved Town Loop
- Elevation
- ~7,700-7,750 ft; nearly flat, gently undulating
- Best season
- June-December (snow-dependent)
Worth knowing
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
Mountain Biking detail
- Nickname
- The Family Trails
- Ride types
- xc
- Signature trails
- Shady Rest Trail · Town Loop Link
- Ebike
- Yes
- Ebike note
- Class 1 e-bikes allowed on the Shady Rest trails and Town Loop.
- Intl tip
- The best place in Mammoth to put a nervous rider or a kid on dirt for the first time - flat, forested, and steps from town.
The guide
Shady Rest is where Mammoth families and first-timers learn to ride dirt - a gentle network of short singletracks and paved pat…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Shady Rest Trail Network — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 37.65, -118.956