Fuel Break Trail
This wide easy trail passes oak meadows, foothill chaparral and woodlands, and provides several nice ridge top views.
This wide easy trail passes oak meadows, foothill chaparral and woodlands, and provides several nice ridge top views. It connects with the Lake Clementine Rd, the Culvert Trail and the Lakeview Connector Trail. It is often used in conjunction with them for longer excursions. Walk through and enjoy the scenic trail lined by manzanita and oak trees.
- Distance 1.5 miles one way
- Approx length of time ¾ hour
- Difficulty Easy to Moderate
- Website Fuel Break Trail
- Best Feature The trail is popular with the local wildlife.
- Hiking
- Biking
- Wildlife
Trailhead is off Foresthill Road just past the Foresthill Bridge. Take I-80 to the Foresthill Exit. Drive towards Foresthill, and in less than a mile, cross the Foresthill Bridge. Just after the bridge, the trailhead parking area is visible on the left side of the road. The trailhead is behind the green gate (#114) at the end of the parking strip farthest from the Foresthill Bridge. There is very limited parking at the terminus in a dirt turnout off the Lake Clementine Rd, next to a green gate (#146).
ALSO CHECK OUT:
-
William Kent Campground & Beach
Tahoe City, CA1995 West Lake Boulevard, Tahoe City, CA 96145The campground sites are surrounded by big pine and fir trees.
-
The Tevis Cup (the Western States Trail Ride)
Auburn, CA150 A Gum Lane, Auburn, CA 95603Up to 250 horses and their riders compete each year under a mid-summer full moon, starting near Olympic Valley and crossing the rugged passes and canyons of the Sierra Nevada.
-
Morgan Creek Golf Club
Roseville, CA8791 Morgan Creek, Lane Roseville, CA 95747The golf program, like all the activities at Morgan Creek, is built around families.
