Lake Cushing–Snow King Road, 4 sights is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. The route reaches Lake Cushing at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 2,457 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,152 – 7,530 ft · steepest grade: 22%16.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.16595, -120.14709
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
Directions
AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com
Lake Cushing–Snow King Road, 4 sights
15.6 mi · ▲ 2,457 ft · 6 hr 26 min
Elevation 6,152–7,529 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.16595, -120.14709
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SW.
- 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Snow King Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Western States Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miReach Lake Cushing, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Snow King Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 2.5 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
50% paved39% dirt1% gravel1% boardwalk9% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°63°
Wed
85°57°
Thu
82°56°
Fri
82°57°
Sat
82°57°
Sun
83°55°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Truckee River Bike Trail Trailhead
- William Kent Beach & Granlibakken Wilderness Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 4.7 mi · ▲ 772 ft
- Truckee River Bike Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Truckee River Bike Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Truckee River Bike Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Truckee River Bike Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 84 ft
- Olympic Valley-Western States Connector–Truckee River Bike Trail, 3 sights 10.3 mi · ▲ 212 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Comstock Acres, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Comstock Acres, California