Members of the CNMBA (Central Nevada Mountain Bike Association) and the folks at T-RIX Mountain Bikes in Austin, are investigating the possibility of getting a section of the Toiyabe Crest Trail open to mountain bikes.

Approximately 32 miles of the TCT are in the ARC Dome Wilderness area while the remaining 35 miles are outside the Wilderness boundary. Currently the area surrounding the non Wilderness section of the TCT is open to mechanized travel, except the TCT and associated trails which connect to the TCT; these trails are closed to mechanized travel. CNMBA requests changing the designation for the non-Wilderness sections of the TCT and associated trails to allow for mechanized travel. This would allow for 35 miles of TCT, and approximately 10 miles of associated trails to be open to mountain bikes.

For more details on this section of the Toiyabe Crest Trail, check out this letter by the CNMBA.