WST-01 (Tevis), Robie Park - Highway 89

No bikes are allowed past Emigrant Pass as you enter Granite Chief Wilderness. 

Robie Park is a privately operated equestrian facility dedicated to the Tevis Cup event. The Park is located on Forest Service Road #06 south out of Truckee on the rim above the Truckee River Canyon. The Tevis Cup Race trail starts there and then drops steadily down to Highway 89 and the Truckee River.

From Highway 89 heading east up Sawtooth Ridge is pleasant, even climbing uphill. This trail was developed with equestrian users in mind, but is available to others. In fact, the downhill section from Robie Park and Road #06 to Highway 89 is a favorite way for mountain bikers to dive down to the river (see Sawtooth Trail and options). The route has nice gradients, great tread for horses and bikes, but is dusty during summers for hikers. The trail gently weaves through drier east-slope forest, which is dense with enough openings, brooklets, and flowers for variety.

The trail crosses to the other side of Highway 89 by dropping under the highway river bridge about 1/3 mile south of the Squaw Valley Road intersection. The trail crosses the highway bridge over the Truckee River and then starts westerly scrambling uphill with a vengeance. That next segment is the WST, Highway 89 to Emigrant Pass (Squaw).

Highway 89  is the easiest and fastest access for hikers or bikers to begin this section of the Western States Trail (Tevis) either east or west from Highway 89. Heading west toward Squaw Valley is a groaner, but the most scenic.

Heading east up Sawtooth Ridge is pleasant, even uphill, but not as dramatic as heading west. This trail was developed with equestrian users in mind, but is available to others. In fact, the downhill section from Robie Park and Road #06 to Highway 89 is a favorite way for mountain bikers to dive down to the river (see Sawtooth Trail and options). The route has nice gradients, great tread for horses and bikes, but is dusty during summers for hikers. The trail gently weaves through drier east-slope forest, which is dense with enough openings, brooklets, and flowers for variety.

To WST-01 (Tevis), Robie Park - Highway 89

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Robie Park can be accessed directly from Truckee via Forest Service Road #06. See East Slope Map. Drive south along Sawtooth Ridge until you reach Robie Park -- roughly 8 miles from I-80, 6+ miles after you begin on the gravel road. From Downtown Truckee take Highway 267 toward Kings Beach/Lake Tahoe. After crossing the Truckee River ¼ mile, turn right (south) onto Palisades Road. There is Seven/Eleven store on the corner. Follow Palisades and continue past where the road makes a sharp left and becomes Ponderosa Drive. Go ¼ mile on Ponderosa and turn right onto Silver Fir Drive. Go ¼ mile and turn left on Thelin Drive. Go 1/8 mile and turn right onto Forest Service Road Sawtooth Ridge Road #06. Follow the gravel and dirt road 6+ miles to Robie Equestrian Park. A couple of short, steep sections of loose gravel can cause traction problems; large rigs and vehicles that do not have superior traction should not follow this route.

Large rigs can follow Highway 267 toward Lake Tahoe for 8.5 miles from Truckee to the top of Brockway Summit. Then turn right onto the Mt. Watson Road and stay on it for over 6 miles. The road is paved but narrow. At 6 miles go by the sign pointing left to Watson Lake. Continue on Mt. Watson Road for another ¼ mile. Make a very sharp right onto Forest Service Sawtooth Ridge Road 306 -- but it is not signed at this intersection. Follow Road #06 for 3 miles mostly downhill to Robie Equestrian Park on the left.

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