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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Genoa Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,519 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Genoa Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 12.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. The route reaches Genoa Peak at the turnaround, 6.2 miles in. It climbs 2,519 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,143 – 9,141 ft · steepest grade: 31%12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead 39.10454, -119.89692
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
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Genoa Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail

12.4 mi · ▲ 2,519 ft · 5 hr 24 min

Elevation 7,141–9,139 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead · 39.10454, -119.89692

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  2. 3.3 miTurn left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 1 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto Genoa Peak, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miReach Genoa Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.7 miBear left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NW.
  17. 100 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  18. 3.3 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-25-km-da17

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F55°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 82°61°
Wed 83°56°
Thu 88°53°
Fri 87°54°
Sat 88°55°
Sun 88°53°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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