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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Mount Rose Highway

11.8 mi · ▲ 2,792 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Old Mount Rose Highway is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 2,792 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,772 – 8,291 ft · steepest grade: 24%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26034, -119.96449
Nearest town Incline Village, NV
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Old Mount Rose Highway

11.8 mi · ▲ 2,792 ft · 5 hr 20 min

Elevation 6,773–8,290 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26034, -119.96449

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 48° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  15. 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading N.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  24. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading SE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  29. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  32. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  33. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  34. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  38. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  39. 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack, heading W.
  40. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  41. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  42. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  43. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  44. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  45. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  48. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  49. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  51. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  53. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  54. 0.2 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/old-mount-rose-highway-out-back-18-km-73fc

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F48°
Feels like46°Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity47%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 68°51°
Thu 72°49°
Fri 63°43°
Sat 66°43°
Sun 57°31°
Mon 64°32°

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