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The Rubicon Trail is known all over the world as one of the toughest
and scenic trails around. I am lucky enough to have the trail close by.
I will try to give a description of the trail and it highlights. This is
my favorite trail and I run it often so be sure to check back for new pictures
and details.
 To get to the Rubicon from Sacramento take Highway 50 east toward
South Lake Tahoe. Make a turn left on to Ice House road. From there you
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| From there you have the choice of taking the Old Sluice or
bypassing it and going on to Buck Island. Almost everyone bypasses
Middle Sluice (Old Sluice) even though it is one of the best parts of the
Rubicon. It meets up with the slab bypass right before Buck Island.Buck
Island is the next major lake, I have heard many different stories as to
why it is named Buck Island but I haven't heard one that is convincing
yet. After Buck Island the next challenge is the Big Sluice. The Big Sluice
starts with a quick turn lined with boulders guaranteed to give a bit of
air under the tires and continues down the mountain and into Rubicon Springs.
There is a ten dollar fee to camp at the springs, and this is where the
Jeeper's Jamboree is held every year. After the springs the trail heads
up Cadillac Hill and comes out in Homewood near Tahoe. It is best to allow
two to three days to run the Rubicon and is definitely not the trail to
learn how to drive on. The trail changes each year because of the winter
runoff and the effects of the harsh sierra winters.
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