Weekend Outlook 06/01-06/04, 2023

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Trail Karma Opportunity:

• Thursday, June 01:

  • Biggest Little Trail Stewards are finishing the new adaptive mountain bike trail at Sierra Vista Park and looking for volunteers to help out starting at 8:00 am. Trail work is always a valued way of giving back to the community and many times gives you the first opportunity to ride new or fresh trails. To RSVP and for more information, check out the Facebook Event page linked here.

• Saturday, June 03:

  • As part of the National Trails Day events, Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation and Biggest Little Trail Stewards are looking for volunteers for doing light maintenance around the Thomas Creek Trailhead starting at 8:30 am. There has been a lot of weather related trail damage up and around Thomas Creek and the trail traffic is already picking up so this will be well appreciated. To RSVP and for more information, check out TMPF’s event web page linked here.

Temporary Trail Closure

• Through Friday, June 02:

  • The Tahoe Pyramid Trail is undergoing rockfall removal and repair work with heavy equipment along the 1 mile stretch immediately east (downstream) of Floriston. There is no bypass around this portion of trail so if you are coming from the downstream Fleisch Bridge/Farad direction, you will not be able to reach the pavement or boardwalk at Floriston and will need to return the way you came.

Trail Traffic Advisory

• Friday & Saturday, June 02 & 03:

  • The Reno Tahoe Odyssey annual relay race is going on this weekend with the start and finish at Wingfield Park in Downtown Reno. Expect higher than normal runner and van traffic downtown and along the Truckee River Friday morning, around the west and south side of Tahoe Friday evening, and then between Carson City, Viriginia City, and Downtown on Saturday morning. If you see the runners out there, give them room on the road and an encouraging cheer or honk.

Weekend Events:

• Thursday, June 01:

  • 8:00 am

    • Biggest Little Trail Steward are doing finish work on the new adaptive mountain bike trails at Sierra Vista Park. See the trail karma post above for details and links.

  • 5:30 pm

    • Silver State Striders will be running the Dry Pond loop starting from the Thomas Creek trailhead. Check their Facebook Group Page for more details. You can also find their training schedule on their website at this link.

  • 6:00 pm

    • The Reno Hustle will roll 35ish mostly paved miles around a southwest Reno loop starting and ending at the Wells Fargo parking lot at California Ave and Arlington Blvd. This is a social paced ride open to all. Bring lights and a be prepared to fix your own flats. For more information follow @therenohustle on Instagram.

• Friday, June 02:

  • 1:00 pm

    • High Fives Foundation is hosting a community bike day at Sierra Vista Park to celebrate the opening of the two new adaptive mountain bike trails. Come on out and join their aMTB riders to see why we are building such cool new trails in the area. More information and ways to support High Fives’ awesome mission are available on their webpage linked here.

• Saturday, June 03:

  • 8:00 am

    • Silver State Striders are not planning a social long run but are encouraging members to organize amongst themselves. Check their Facebook Group Page for more details. You can also find their training schedule on their website at this link.

  • 8:30 am

    • Radical Adventure Riders (RAR) Reno and Northern Nevada Bikepacking are teaming up to bring you Coffee Outside. This week’s morning cup of micro-adventure on bikes will meet at Manzanita Park. More information about joining can be found by following @coffeeoutsidereno on Instagram.

• Sunday, June 04:

  • Good luck and fair weather to all the Radical Adventure Riders Reno members participating in the AIDS Lifecycle ride from San Fransisco to Los Angeles!

Trail Outlook

• The afternoon thunderstorms are expected to take a break Friday and Saturday so we are in for a treat. All these intense downpours intermixed with the holiday traffic last weekend have buffed out a lot of trails and kept everything together. While the holiday weekend may be over, the snow up high means popular Truckee Meadows trails will continue to be the destination for outdoor enthusiasts like yourself. Get out early or be prepared to smile and waive a lot. Whatever you do outside, just remember, you’re still getting outside. :)

If you get out, let us know what you saw by submitting a trail report.

Be kind, be safe, and enjoy.

May 25, 2023 Conditions. Isolated water in trail conditions above the Mahogany Bench. Dry across the rest of the mountain single track.