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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Mount Rose Highway–Tyrolian/Tahoe Rim Trail Connector, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,184 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Old Mount Rose Highway–Tyrolian/Tahoe Rim Trail Connector, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 1,184 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,408 – 8,613 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway 39.26857, -119.93607
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
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Old Mount Rose Highway–Tyrolian/Tahoe Rim Trail Connector, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 1,184 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 7,410–8,611 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway · 39.26857, -119.93607

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Mount Rose Highway, heading N.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Tyrolean Downhill, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftBear right onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tyrolian/Tahoe Rim Trail Connector, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftReach Old Mount Rose Highway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading N.
  25. 400 ftBear left onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading N.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading N.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading N.
  28. 150 ftTurn right onto Tyrolean Downhill, heading E.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading NE.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  32. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading SW.
  33. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  34. 0.8 miArrive 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-tyrolian-tahoe-rim-trail-connector-out-back-4-sights-7-km-870d

Trail surface

89% dirt11% other

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F53°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 80°60°
Wed 82°59°
Thu 87°57°
Fri 87°57°
Sat 87°58°
Sun 87°56°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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