Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Old Mount Rose Highway
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft · 2 hr
Old Mount Rose Highway is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 1,079 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,454 – 8,534 ft · steepest grade: 20%5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lunar 39.27935, -119.94612
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
Directions
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Old Mount Rose Highway
4.4 mi · ▲ 1,079 ft · 2 hr
Elevation 7,453–8,535 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Lunar · 39.27935, -119.94612
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start on Lunar, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lunar, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, 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
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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