AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Mount Rose Highway

2.4 mi · ▲ 827 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Old Mount Rose Highway is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 827 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,454 – 8,291 ft · steepest grade: 24%2.8 mi

Getting there

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

2.4 mi · ▲ 827 ft · 1 hr 13 min

Elevation 7,453–8,290 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 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  12. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Lunar, heading W.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  16. 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-dd96

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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