Weekend Outlook 6/23-6/26, 2022

Trail Work Warning: Steamboat Ditch Skyline to Belford

• Fire fuels reduction work is ongoing near the Steamboat Ditch trail between Skyline Drive and Belford Road. This work is being done by a herd of goats supported by flock protection dogs, shepherds, and temporary containment fencing. No direct impacts to the trail are expected, but please keep your dogs leashed, don’t disturb any temporary fencing, and know that the flock protection dogs may wander over to say hello. More information available in this linked article on ThisIsReno.com.

Weekend Events:

Here are the events that are on the radar for this weekend:

Thursday, June 23:

• 5:45 pm

  • Silver State Striders are running from the Jones/Whites Creek Trailhead for ~9 miles depending on route options. More details on their website.

• 6:30 pm

  • Biggest Little Trail Stewards are holding their monthly meeting at MiCasa Too on West 4th Street. These meetings are open to all. If you want to get involved in the behind the scenes work to maintain and build trail in the Truckee Meadows, or are just curious about what goes into those efforts, come on out. More information on their Facebook Event Page here.

• Friday, June 24:

  • 7:00 am

    • Coffee Outside Reno will be riding and enjoying coffee outside from the Bartley Ranch park in south Reno. For more information and past ride pictures, follow them @coffeeoutsidereno on instagram.

  • 12:00 pm

    • Truckee Bike Park is holding their Little Big Mountain Bike Festival. Friday’s events are the dual slalom races as well as practice for the slopestyle competition. Dual slalom, just like the snow event, is a two person side by side slalom race where riders are navigating banked turns, jumps, and rollers as fast as they can. For more details and to sign up, check out the events page on the bike park’s website.

  • 4:30 pm

    • Reno Del Fuegos are riding mountain or gravel bikes to the old aviation arrow for a quick overnight bikepacking trip from the Horseman’s park parking lot on Skyline Drive. RDF rides are always very relaxed and welcoming small group worth checking out. You can overnight with them or just make this an evening out and back. For more information you can checkout their Facebook Groups Page.

  • 6:30 pm

    • Teton Gravity Research films will be screening their new mountain bike film “Esperanto” at the Hawkins outdoor amphitheater at Bartley Ranch. There will be live music and swag giveaways before the show, which is planned to roll at dusk (~8:30pm). For more details and tickets, you can check out the trailer on youtube here or buy tickets direct from TGR here.

• Saturday, June 25:

  • TBD

    • RAR Reno will be guiding a beginner friendly bikepacking overnight campout. Specific details of time and location will be made available by following @rar.reno on instagram.

  • 8:00 am

    • Silver State Striders are not organizing a Saturday run this week. It is the Western States Endurance race and they are staffing the aid station at Forest Hill. They always appreciate more aid station volunteers to keep the fun atmosphere rolling. Good luck to everyone staffing and racing this weekend! More details on their Facebook Group Page.

    • Rancho San Rafael park is turning 40! As part of the celebrations, Biggest Little Trail Stewards are guiding a fun ride starting from the Marianna Pavilion (May Museum parking lot) . There will be two rides for differing skill groups and then activities throughout the park afterwards to celebrate the birthday. More details available on BLTS’s facebook events page.

  • 9:00 am

    • Truckee Bike Park is holding their Little Big Mountain Bike Festival. Saturday’s event is all about the slopestyle competition. This is where riders launch themselves off a series of jump features and perform their best combination of aerial stunts. For more details and to sign up, check out the events page on the bike park’s website.

• Sunday, June 26:

  • 4:00 pm

    • The Dames of Dirt and Sierra Nevada Brewery are holding a Pride Mountain Bike ride starting from the Sawtooth trail parking area in Truckee. This is a femme forward ride but all are welcome to join. For more details, follow @damesofdirt on Instagram.

Trail Outlook

Excellent! Hot down here in the Truckee Meadows, but for being the end of June, it’s not scorching and there are plenty of events and open trails to get out and enjoy yourself solo or with a group. We are starting to see the vegetation dry up so fire season is a spark away. Otherwise, pack a water bottle and sunscreen because there is no bad time to be outside this weekend.

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

Be kind, be safe, and enjoy.

Top to bottom dry.