2015-10-31 09 27 17 View of Mount Rose from the Mount Rose Trail about 1.7 miles northwest of Mount Rose Summit, Nevada.jpg
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Davis Meadow & Rim to Reno Trail is a 16.1-mile out-and-back near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 3,227 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,901 – 9,738 ft · steepest grade: 23%16.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30976, -119.90812
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV

Directions

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Davis Meadow & Rim to Reno Trail

16.1 mi · ▲ 3,227 ft · 6 hr 59 min

Elevation 7,901–9,737 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.30976, -119.90812

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftSharp left onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading NW.
  4. 1.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right onto Rim to Rose, heading N.
  6. 1 miBear left onto Rim to Reno Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Davis Meadow, heading N.
  8. 3.6 miReach Rim to Reno Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 3.6 miContinue straight onto Rim to Reno Trail, heading S.
  10. 1.1 miBear right onto Rim to Rose, heading E.
  11. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading S.
  13. 1.7 miTurn right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F50°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 76°54°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 82°52°
Fri 83°52°
Sat 83°53°
Sun 82°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.2 mi in (~158 min). Leave by 5:13 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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