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Genoa Peak Road–Genoa Peak Loop, 5 sights is a 4.4-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingsbury Village, NV. It climbs 899 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,763 – 8,324 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.5 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 Road–Genoa Peak Loop, 5 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 899 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 7,762–8,325 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop · 38.99627, -119.89655

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 49°F / low 36° · precip 18% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail Kingsbury North Trailhead Spur, heading NW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading SE.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left onto Genoa Peak, heading NE.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
  6. 1.8 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Daggett North Loop, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miThe loop closes 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

Light drizzleTemperature 49°F36°
Feels like34°Precip18%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity86%
Rained 0.3″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
50°35° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 3% rain2 AM: 4% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 4% rain5 AM: 6% rain6 AM: 9% rain7 AM: 13% rain8 AM: 18% rain9 AM: 12% rain10 AM: 8% rain11 AM: 7% rain12 PM: 5% rain1 PM: 3% rain2 PM: 2% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 3% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sat 55°35°
Sun 56°38°
Mon 67°35°
Tue 71°39°
Wed 60°46° 21%
Thu 65°47°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~41 min). Leave by 6:26 PM for the 7:27 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:15 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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