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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Genoa Peak & Genoa Peak Road via Sierra Canyon Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,428 ft · 6 hr 37 min

Genoa Peak & Genoa Peak Road via Sierra Canyon Trail is a 14.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. The route reaches Genoa Peak at the turnaround, 7.3 miles in. It climbs 3,428 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,336 – 9,141 ft · steepest grade: 32%15.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tramway 38.97652, -119.88867
Nearest town Summit Village, NV
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Genoa Peak & Genoa Peak Road via Sierra Canyon Trail

14.7 mi · ▲ 3,428 ft · 6 hr 37 min

Elevation 7,335–9,139 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tramway · 38.97652, -119.88867

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start on Tramway, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop, heading NE.
  3. 1.8 miSharp right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NE.
  4. 1.8 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NE.
  6. 2.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Canyon Trail, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left onto Genoa Peak, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miReach Genoa Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sierra Canyon Trail, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
  14. 2.8 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading SE.
  16. 1.8 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop, heading S.
  17. 1.8 miTurn left onto Tramway, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/genoa-peak-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 81°F55°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 82°59°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 89°55°
Fri 88°57°
Sat 88°58°
Sun 89°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 6:27 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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