Old Mount Rose Highway is an 8.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 1,721 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,363 – 8,291 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27195, -119.97375
Nearest town Incline Village, NV
Directions
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Old Mount Rose Highway
8.6 mi · ▲ 1,721 ft · 3 hr 44 min
Elevation 7,364–8,290 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.27195, -119.97375
Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 67°F / low 46° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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
OvercastTemperature 67°F46°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed
66°49°
Thu
71°48°
Fri
62°42°
Sat
67°41°
Sun
53°32°
Mon
60°28°
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 2.5 mi · loop · via Old Mount Rose Highway
- 2.5 mi · loop · via Old Mount Rose Highway
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