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Plenty of cities boast trails close to home, but how many of those backyard trail systems sprawl for 70 miles of singletrack? With a 12.9-mile trail addition that’s currently in progress, Reno, Nevada’s interconnected Peavine Mountain and Sierra Vista trail system will soon boast 70 miles of superb singletrack, thanks in part to funding from a local rider whose father was a gambling industry pioneer. And all of it will be rideable from many residents’ back doors.
When the Biggest Little Trail Stewardship (BLTS) (formerly the “Poedunks”) began working on Peavine Mountain, the network already had some 48 miles of singletrack. Many of these were historic routes and user-created trails. Over the years of careful work, this mess of singletrack has transformed into a cohesive and well-managed trail system that’s now renowned as one of the best mountain bike trails in Nevada.
The Sierra Vista bike park is a recent addition and is rideable in conjunction with Peavine via a short connector. Sierra Vista boasts plenty of bike-specific features, like jump lines and about five miles of trail…