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
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading NE.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 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 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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More from Blackjack Trailhead
- Blackjack 4.3 mi · ▲ 917 ft
- Old Mount Rose Highway 4.6 mi · ▲ 1,059 ft
- Old Mount Rose Highway 4.8 mi · ▲ 786 ft
- Gray Lake–Allison Ridge, 4 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft
- Tyrolean Downhill 5.1 mi · ▲ 1,113 ft
- Mud Lake–Gray Lake, 7 sights 6.1 mi · ▲ 2,441 ft
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