Bike Carson

On Saturday, Charlie and I decided to go have a look at the Linear Park Trail. Earlier in the week, the Nevada Appeal was working on a story about this trail for Saturday’s paper, and asked me for my thoughts on the recent trail construction near the 5th Street Round-a-bout. I don’t usually […]

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V&T Encroachment at Centennial?, originally uploaded by Toby1Kanobi.

Bike Carson reader Toby1Kanobi recently took some pictures of the Centennial Trail, and wanted to share them (see more pictures by clicking on the picture above). This is the eastern portion of the trail network near Mound House. Notice the new road that was recently graded […]

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With all the new trail options in Ash Canyon, it can be easy to forget about the V&T trail, the old Virginia and Truckee Railroad bed. Half of this trail is now paved, the bike path behind the college, but the dirt begins at Combs Canyon road heading north.

View of Carson City
We didn’t feel […]

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I’ve received several emails from riders wondering where to find the trails we talk about so frequently in Ash Canyon. Here’s a handy little map that Jeff P Keith (aka Scumfish) created that should help get you started.

Ash Canyon Trails
The best way to access the trails is either from the V&T bicycle path, or […]

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Silver Saddle Ranch
My family recently went hiking out at the Silver Saddle Ranch. If you’re not familiar with the Silver Saddle Ranch, this park/working ranch is out on the Carson River Road, which takes off near the end of the east side of 5th Street.  As we were hiking the mostly flat, packed sand […]

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We had an incident on yesterday’s lunch ride, and it got me thinking that I should talk a little about group trail riding etiquette.
Tom was riding sweep, and had a crash in an off camber, sandy dip. It also pinch flatted his rear tube. Tom was OK other than being a little dirty […]

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This weekend we had an Expedition into El Dorado Canyon. “El Dorado” loosely translates from Spanish into “The Land of the Lost Golden Trails”. To find this lost land, one must start at the Dayton Rodeo Grounds on Schaad Lane just outside of Dayton. Entering Dayton from the West, turn right on […]

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This recent weather system came as a bit of a shock to the system. I had to pull out gear that I hadn’t touched since last winter. And even though I don’t mind riding in the cold, I couldn’t help but feel crushed that winter was upon us. Didn’t we just get […]

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For the first time in a long time (weeks, months?) we got some rain this weekend! The trails in Ash Canyon were starting to feel like you were riding on the beach. I didn’t get up on the trails immediately following the rain, and rode for the first time on Monday. Wow! […]

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Everyone please be aware of a new bridge on the Ash Creek Trail. The bridge was installed so as to minimize user impact through a fragile wetland.
Enjoy the ride!

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