Discovery Dash
The beginner lap in the Discovery Zone: ride the Discovery chair, roll the wide green turns of Adventure Trail, and finish on lower Explorer back at Main Lodge.
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Ride mode times every run on its own: the clock starts when you roll out of the start and stops at the finish, with splits at each marked spot. Leave Ride mode on between laps and it re-arms when you're back at the start. Times stay on this phone.
Right now at the trailhead
Get the GPS file
Scan with a friend's phone, or tap below. Then open it in your ride app.
- iPhone: tap Download, open it from the Downloads bar, then Share → Trailforks, Strava or Garmin.
- Android: tap Download, then open the file and pick your app.
- Garmin: or drag it into Garmin Connect → Courses → Import on a computer.
https://bsqrd-designs.com/dirt/discovery-dash/
Getting there
Park at Main Lodge lot
10001 Minaret Rd, Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
- Main Lodge base area of Mammoth Mountain. Tickets and rentals at Main Lodge. Check the resort site for summer parking rules before you go.
- Start and finish are the same spot. Follow the cue sheet and the arrows on the map.
Cue sheet
| 0.0 | Adventure Trailsingletrack via Discovery chair top | 0.3 mi |
| 0.3 | Explorer Trailsingletrack via Main Lodge | 0.3 mi |
| 0.6 | Back at Main Lodge lot |
Know before you go
- Lift-served only: the Discovery Chair [11] ride is under 3 minutes and you only ride down. A bike park ticket is required; buy it online or at Main Lodge.
- Adventure and Discovery are the park's easiest (green) trails: smooth and wide. The last bit into the base is on lower Explorer, a blue trail with banked paver turns; take it slow the first time.
- Ride in the direction signed. Helmets are required in the bike park; Class 1 pedal-assist eMTBs are allowed inside the park, other e-bikes are not.
- 2026 hours from the resort map: bike park 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Discovery chair 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hours change after Labor Day; check the Mammoth app or site the day you go.
Ride smart
- Water: plan on about 0.5 L for this ride. There's none on the trail.
- Signal is spotty. Tell someone your route and your time back.
- Emergency: call 911 and say "Discovery Dash ride, parked at Main Lodge lot, Mammoth Bike Park", plus the coordinates from Locate me.
- Wildlife: give horses, burros and anything with horns room, and never feed them.
- Stay on trail. Desert crust and mountain soil take decades to heal.
Report a problem or share a photo
Washout, closure, new fence or a missing sign? Got a great shot of a junction? Send it. It goes straight to Ryan; photos he approves show up on this page with your credit.
Trail photos
End ride?
Turn calls, the timer and your recording stop when the ride ends.