Genoa Peak–Genoa Peak Road, 4 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. The route reaches Genoa Peak at the turnaround, 5.1 miles in. It climbs 2,330 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,763 – 9,141 ft · steepest grade: 28%10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop 38.99627, -119.89655
Nearest town Kingsbury Village, NV
Directions
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Genoa Peak–Genoa Peak Road, 4 sights
10.2 mi · ▲ 2,330 ft · 4 hr 34 min
Elevation 7,762–9,139 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop · 38.99627, -119.89655
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Genoa Peak, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NE.
- 2.8 miTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Sierra Canyon Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Genoa Peak, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Genoa Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sierra Canyon Trail, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading SW.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 78°F54°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
79°58°
Wed
81°56°
Thu
86°53°
Fri
85°55°
Sat
86°56°
Sun
86°53°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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