New trail map released by Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition

A new Lake Tahoe bike map has been released by the Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition that details the latest trails and points of interest all around the lake with separated bike trails, on-road bike lanes and designated bicycle routes.

The paper map will be available for free at Lake Tahoe area visitor centers and bike shops or can be viewed and downloaded on line www.tahoebike.org/where-to-ride/bike-map/.

In South Lake Tahoe the map can be found at the Lake Tahoe Visitor's Center, the League to Save Lake Tahoe. Bike shops will soon have them.

The new map was designed for the Bike Coalition by Truckee-based SDBX Studios. Funding for design, printing and distribution of the new map comes from the California Tahoe Conservancy, City of South lake Tahoe, Douglas County, Incline Village, Tahoe Fund, Tahoe Regional Planning Agency, and Washoe County.

“Lake Tahoe is one of the best places on earth to ride a bike. We are excited to share these new maps with residents and visitors to make it easier for people to bicycle anywhere in the Tahoe region,” said Sherry Hao, a board member with the Bike Coalition.

The new Tahoe Bike Map depicts Tahoe’s South Shore on one side and the North Shore and Truckee on the other, with community insets to provide detail for neighborhood streets and trails.

This new map was designed to be aligned with Tahoe’s first region-wide online, interactive bike map, launched by the Bike Coalition in 2016, which can be found at tahoebike.org/map.

“Our new map is a solid place to start to plan any bike ride in the Tahoe Region,” said Hao. “With SDBX Studios, we’ve designed this new map to address the most common questions we get from our members and the biking community, including how to get to Tahoe’s beaches by separated bike trails or which side roads are best to use to avoid biking on our state highways.”

“We are grateful for the support of the jurisdictions, agencies and organizations. Efforts like this make it easier for visitors and residents alike to hop on a bike and enjoy some of the best scenery in the world,” said Gavin Feiger, board member with the Bike Coalition.

The Lake Tahoe Bicycle Coalition is distributing the new maps to bike shops and visitors centers throughout the Tahoe-Truckee Region, as well as Reno and Carson City. In partnership with the Cycle California! magazine, the Bike Coalition will also make copies available at an additional 300 bike shops throughout Northern California, to encourage visitors to come bike at Tahoe.

The Bike Coalition is a member-supported nonprofit organization with a mission to help Tahoe become more bicycle friendly. LTBC promotes opportunities for more people to ride bikes in Tahoe, co-hosts the annual Lake Tahoe Bicycle Challenge each June, and advocates for bicycle safety. Learn more at tahoebike.org.