Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh Loop via 15th Street Bike

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh Loop via 15th Street Bike is a 2.5-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,234 – 6,309 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93291, -120.03835
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA

Directions

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Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh Loop via 15th Street Bike

2.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 52 min

Elevation 6,232–6,309 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.93291, -120.03835

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 400 ftSharp right onto 15th Street Bike, heading SE.
  4. 0.6 miSharp right onto Truckee Marsh Loop, heading SE.
  5. 300 ftReach Truckee Marsh Loop, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 350 ftContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh Cutoff, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Sand Harbor, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  16. 50 ftThe 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

33% paved30% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F43°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°58°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 84°60°
Fri 84°62°
Sat 84°62°
Sun 85°61°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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