Robie Park to Squaw Valley

Vet-in at Robie Park

Tevis riders connect to the Western States Trail after a short distance along a graded dirt road, starting at the Robie Equestrian Park (elevation 7,000 feet), six miles south of Truckee, California, and a few miles due east of Squaw Valley. By heading west, riders and hikers descend gradually approximately five miles to the Truckee River at the Midway Crossing on Highway 89.

Beginning in 1999, the route after the Truckee River crossing follows a new riding and hiking trail along the South slope of Squaw Valley. The trail re-connects with the historic route about a mile short of Watson's Monument, avoiding the now-paved sections of the original route across the floor of Squaw Valley.

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