Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

North Canyon Road

10.3 mi · ▲ 2,586 ft · 4 hr 44 min

North Canyon Road is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 2,586 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,464 – 8,367 ft · steepest grade: 17%10.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16632, -119.92904
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV

Directions

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North Canyon Road

10.3 mi · ▲ 2,586 ft · 4 hr 44 min

Elevation 6,463–8,368 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.16632, -119.92904

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 500 ftContinue straight onto Marlette Creek Trail, heading E.
  3. 4 miBear left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right onto North Canyon Road, heading SE.
  5. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right onto Marlette Creek Trail, heading NW.
  8. 4.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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