Tahoe City to Hirschdale is a combination of separate multi-use paths, wide highway bike lane, street, regional trail and finally road. All of it is paved. Overall it is 23 miles from Tahoe City to the Hirschdale Truckee River Bridge. The Trail starts with a paved separate multi-use path from Tahoe City to Squaw Valley (5 miles) which is heavily used in the summer. At Squaw Valley the trail transitions to a wide bike lane alongside Highway 89 to Truckee. In Truckee, the use of West River Street and Bridge St / Brockway Rd connects with the Truckee Legacy Trail to Glenshire. Following Glenshire Drive leads downhill to Hirschdale and the Truckee River Canyon. The gradient of the Tahoe City to Hirschdale section is very gradual to nearly flat except the last section that climbs to Glenshire Drive then downhill to Hirschdale road and the Truckee River bridge. The trail from Tahoe City to Truckee has been developed over the years by the North Tahoe Public Utilities District, Placer County and the Town of Truckee. The section of the trail between Tahoe City and Squaw Valley Rd. is 100% bike path so it is suitable for all riders. This section is popular with walkers and runners though so please ride with caution. The section of the trail between Squaw Valley and Hirschdale consists mainly of paved roads shared with cars so riders should be comfortable riding with traffic. See PDF maps above for more details.