Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Old Mount Rose Highway
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Old Mount Rose Highway is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 1,139 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,310 – 8,291 ft · steepest grade: 27%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.27713, -119.95049
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
Directions
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Old Mount Rose Highway
3.6 mi · ▲ 1,139 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 7,311–8,290 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.27713, -119.95049
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 450 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 450 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 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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