Old Mount Rose Highway is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 2,776 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi7,005 – 8,534 ft · steepest grade: 24%14.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26041, -119.97766
Nearest town Incline Village, NV
Directions
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Old Mount Rose Highway
12.2 mi · ▲ 2,776 ft · 5 hr 27 min
Elevation 7,005–8,535 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.26041, -119.97766
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 82°F52°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
83°61°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
87°58°
Fri
86°58°
Sat
87°59°
Sun
88°57°
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