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Old Mount Rose Highway is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 2,786 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,044 – 8,534 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26180, -119.97052
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Old Mount Rose Highway

12.7 mi · ▲ 2,786 ft · 5 hr 38 min

Elevation 7,043–8,535 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26180, -119.97052

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 66°F / low 47° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 1 miSharp right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading E.
  24. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  25. 0.9 miBear left onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading SW.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  28. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading SW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  30. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  31. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  33. 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  35. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  36. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  37. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  38. 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack, heading SW.
  39. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  40. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  41. 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  42. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  43. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  46. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 66°F47°
Feels like46°Precip4%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity50%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 67°51°
Thu 71°48°
Fri 62°42°
Sat 65°42°
Sun 56°30°
Mon 63°31°

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