The U.S. Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and Nevada Land Trust announce the completed donation of 18.6 acres of land in Incline Village to the National Forest System, according to a press release. This parcel, known as the Bull Wheel property, provides the missing link needed to connect the 7-mile-long Incline Flume Trail from Mt. Rose Highway to Tunnel Creek creating an expanded trail system for hiking, mountain biking and running. The trail will be accessible once the snow melts for the season.
The Bull Wheel project began in 2016 when Cheryl and David Duffield, owners of the Ponderosa Ranch, donated the parcel to Nevada Land Trust. Since then, Friends of Incline Trails and Nevada Land Trust have partnered to realign and restore this section of trail to prepare it for public use.
The much-anticipated Incline Flume Trail link is an easy, flat trail that offers amazing, high elevation views of Lake Tahoe and is an experience that even beginner mountain-bike riders can enjoy. The connection also provides linkage to miles of single-track trail south to Spooner Summit.
