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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Snow King Road & Western States Trail via Truckee River Bike Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 2,154 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Snow King Road & Western States Trail via Truckee River Bike Trail is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It climbs 2,154 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,152 – 7,530 ft · steepest grade: 34%16.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15750, -120.14643
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Snow King Road & Western States Trail via Truckee River Bike Trail

15.6 mi · ▲ 2,154 ft · 6 hr 17 min

Elevation 6,152–7,529 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.15750, -120.14643

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 300 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading W.
  7. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 200 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 0.7 miBear right onto Snow King Road, heading SW.
  22. 1 miReach Western States Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  24. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  26. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  28. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NE.
  30. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  31. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading S.
  34. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  37. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SE.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  39. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  40. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  41. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  42. 300 ftSharp right, heading E.
  43. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  44. 50 ftArrive 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/lake-cushing-snow-king-road-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

56% paved33% dirt1% gravel1% boardwalk9% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F48°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 85°56°
Thu 83°56°
Fri 83°56°
Sat 82°57°
Sun 81°56°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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