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This is an epic gravel tour through the northern Sierras. It has a little bit of everything: big climbs along the Sierra range, cruises across bucolic valleys, and even a ride over a massive volcano (Mt Lassen National Park). The distances between resupplies are, thankfully, very reasonable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The route is roughly: 60% gravel, 35% pavement, and 5% singletrack. Given that you’ll be riding a loaded bike through some sections that have chunky gravel and rocks, using tires that have some tread and are at least 45mm wide is a wise choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Due to the above-average snowfall this winter, the 2023 route will not go over the top of Mt Lassen. Instead, we’ll do a “topless” alternative and loop around the lower reaches of the mountain. The mileage and elevation gain, however, is pretty much the same as the 2022 route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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If you are using a Garmin eTrex GPS device, it\u2019s helpful to have topo maps installed on your GPS device, so you can see elevation, rivers, roads, etc. along the route. If you have a PC and a Garmin GPS, follow these instructions<\/a> to upload free, California maps to your device. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\nGet Stoked!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Overview This is an epic gravel tour through the northern Sierras. It has a little bit of everything: big climbs along the Sierra range, cruises across bucolic valleys, and even a ride over a massive volcano (Mt Lassen National Park). The distances between resupplies are, thankfully, very reasonable. The route is roughly: 60% gravel, 35% …<\/p>\n Truckee to Mt Lassen Bikepacking Event<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"content-boxed-container","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\nTruLassen Tour<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n
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Overview This is an epic gravel tour through the northern Sierras. It has a little bit of everything: big climbs along the Sierra range, cruises across bucolic valleys, and even a ride over a massive volcano (Mt Lassen National Park). The distances between resupplies are, thankfully, very reasonable. The route is roughly: 60% gravel, 35% …<\/p>\n
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