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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Mount Rose Highway

2.5 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Old Mount Rose Highway is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 518 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,408 – 7,714 ft · steepest grade: 30%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lunar 39.27935, -119.94612
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
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Old Mount Rose Highway

2.5 mi · ▲ 518 ft · 1 hr 6 min

Elevation 7,410–7,713 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lunar · 39.27935, -119.94612

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Lunar, heading N.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 200 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miBear right onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading SE.
  6. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miBear left onto Lunar, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  13. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-mount-rose-highway-out-back-4-km-97c8

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F56°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:02 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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