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Truckee River and bike path, near Tahoe City, 2011.jpg
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee River Bike Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Truckee River Bike Trail is a 6.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, CA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,198 – 6,244 ft6.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fir Crags Road 39.17906, -120.19443
Nearest town Rampart, CA
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Directions

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Truckee River Bike Trail

6.2 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 5 min

Elevation 6,199–6,244 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Fir Crags Road · 39.17906, -120.19443

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading S.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NE.
  7. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 2.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading N.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 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/lake-tahoe-out-back-9-km-ec1b

Trail surface

84% paved15% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F50°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°61°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 88°58°
Fri 90°58°
Sat 89°60°
Sun 88°58°

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