Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Mount Rose Highway

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Old Mount Rose Highway is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 1,311 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,412 – 8,534 ft · steepest grade: 24%7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blackjack 39.27102, -119.96273
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Old Mount Rose Highway

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,311 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 7,413–8,535 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Blackjack · 39.27102, -119.96273

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading NE.
  16. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  17. 0.9 miBear left onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  27. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  28. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F56°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 80°61°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 85°56°
Fri 85°57°
Sat 85°57°
Sun 86°55°

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