Rubicon Trail

The Rubicon Trail, a 22-mile-long course and blend of road and trail, is found in Sierra Nevada region of the western United States. It is located west of Lake Tahoe and about 80 miles east of Sacramento. The Rubicon Trail has both paved and disarrayed paths. Some of its portions are dully maintained and the ‘maintained portion’ of the course is recognized as the McKinney-Rubicon Springs Road. This specific portion of the trail begins in Georgetown, California. It joins California State Route 49 at the tip of the Wentworth Springs. In the middle of the maintained road, the un-maintained portion emerges and goes besides Loon Lake. The trail section of the path is about 12 miles long and goes along the side of the El Dorado National Forest.

Either at Wentworth Springs or at the Loon Lake spillway, you will get to see entrances to the trail. The Wentworth Springs way is the original access way to the trail. This entrance starts with a complication branded as Devil's Postpile. The Loon Lake way is a bit longer, first crossing the Granite Bowl well before getting close to a large open rock valley. The Wentworth Springs way in the trail joins from Loon Lake at Ellis Creek. The Walker Hill barrier will be seen only after driving all the way through the moderately mild section of Ellis Creek. It consists of a stony scale section followed by a notch that may perhaps be straddled or side-hilled.

The Soup Bowl is at a short distance past Walker Hill which is a steep climb through a series of ledges that make it tricky to climb. After passing the Soup Bowl, you will get close to the Little Sluice which leads you to Spider Lake. Spider Lake is the most complex part of the trail. Your very next barrier is Thousand Dollar hill after passing the Little Sluice. This barrier is also identified by the Million Dollar hill. The Lake Tahoe is your next impediment which is rather an easy way compared to the previous one. At this point, the trail splits into two routes, and both routes go in front to Buck Island Lake. Finally, the trail culminates into Rubicon Springs which does not come under the government’s purview.

The trail has its various uses; some of them are commercial while others are non-commercial. Some part of the trail is taken into use for testing ground by DaimlerChrysler. They use this trail for testing of their Jeep models. Interestingly, some variants of Jeep have been named after these trails. Not only for testing purpose, but this trail is also used for many large events. Usually, events take place on the trail throughout the year. Jeep-only events are very much popular in this trail. Family trips are common to see special events held for SUVs and stock 4x4s. Due to these events, the value of this trail becomes significant.