Mr. Toad's Wild Ride Mountain Bike (Video)

James and Charlie took on one of Lake Tahoe's legendary mountain bike rides: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Known for its technical downhill above South Lake Tahoe, this is a trail you want to tackle with a capable rig:

The route they chose took 16.3 miles with 2,052 feet of elevation, check out the route here.

Our riders started on the Tahoe Rim Trail from Fountain Place Road, climbing to beautiful views and rolling trail, before plunging into a sustained, rocky and technical downhill ride back down to a lower spot on Fountain Place Road, shuttling back up to the first car.

Because Mr. Toads connects to the Tahoe Rim Trail and is in the same area as Connector and Corral Trails, you have virtually unlimited options for ride variations, with hard core riders starting 60 plus miles north on the Tahoe Rim Trail at Mount Rose for what TAMBA (Tahoe Area Mountain Bike Association) calls the "Uber Punisher."

We recommend long travel dual suspension bikes for this trail. Stay tuned here for more trail profiles, mountain bike videos and more, or follow our riders on Strava.