![]() The trail crosses the Diamond Peak ski area before traveling back onto Forest Service land. The route starts on Forest Service land and runs along what used to be a “v-flume” for commercial logging in the late 1800s. TAMBA stepped in to help the Tahoe Rim Trail Association and Friends of Incline Trails with the necessary trail work improvements to create a sustainable, multi-use trail. This would not have been possible without the generous donation of private land from David and Cheryl Duffield to the Nevada Land Trust. The RTP funds will also aid in the transfer of the historic bull wheel from the Nevada Land Trust to the Forest Service. Then, The Tahoe Fund secured a $130,000 Recreational Trails Program grant to fund the construction of retaining walls and to create way-finding signs. ![]() The first steps involved obtaining the environmental approvals and commissioning historical studies, which were paid for by donations made through The Tahoe Fund, Incline Tahoe Foundation, and The Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation. Friends of Incline Trails spent a number of years doing the foundation work necessary to create an authorized route. The 6-mile trail connects Mount Rose Highway outside of Incline Village to Tunnel Creek road in Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park.ĭespite being a popular trail, The Incline Flume Trail was not recognized by the Forest Service as an official trail because it traveled through private property. Construction of the years-long project, led by the Friends of Incline Trails, was completed in 2018. ![]() TAMBA partnered with numerous organizations to help complete the Incline Flume Trail. ![]()
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