2/27/2023 0 Comments Lake clementine trailTo complete the loop, just climb back up to your car at the top of Stagecoach. Take a left onto the road and cross the bridge that you crossed at the start of the loop. This is the most technical section of the ride with many rocks, exposed cliff-sides, trees and roots.įollow this trail, along the Middle Fork of the American River, back to Old Foresthill Road. Follow the paved road downhill for 0.5 miles, to the trail-head on the right. Now you're heading down towards Old Foresthill Road which you will cross and ride into Mammoth Bar OHV Park. Be sure you take the first defined trail to the left. Go through the opening in the rocks and proceed up the climb to the right. Look for a metal gate and large rocks to the right, this will be the trail-head for Fire Break/Culvert trails. This is Lake Clementine Road, which will take you up for roughly 4 miles, to the Fire Break Trail/Culvert Trail. Stay on the trail as it parallels the river, until you climb to a paved road. Head left over the bridge, and immediately after crossing the bridge, you'll find the Clementine Trail on the left.Ĭontinue along the North Fork of the American River, with the "New" Foresthill bridge looming above. Near the end of the trail is a hard right that'll take you down to Old Foresthill Road. A nice, wide, fire-road, it is used by hiker's as well, so have some respect, because the posted speed limit is enforced at 15mph. The trail starts as a 2 mile downhill, into the Auburn Ravine. If that's the case take the Clementine Trail back up and around again. The majority of this ride is either a climb or a descent and will leave the more physically fit wanting more. The Clementine Loop is a great local route that bobs and winds through patches of oak woodlands and grassy hillsides.
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