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Olympic Valley Bike Trail–Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, 3 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Olympic Valley Bike Trail–Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, 3 sights is a 6.5-mile out-and-back near Rampart, CA. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,116 – 6,224 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.18360, -120.19566
Nearest town Rampart, CA
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Olympic Valley Bike Trail–Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, 3 sights

6.5 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,116–6,224 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.18360, -120.19566

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 73°F / low 46° · precip 2% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Western States, heading NW.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NW.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left onto Olympic Valley Bike Trail, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Olympic Valley Bike Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear right onto Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Olympic Valley Bike Trail, heading S.
  13. 1.6 miReach Western States, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 1.6 miBear right onto Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Olympic Valley Bike Trail, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftContinue straight onto Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn left onto Olympic Valley Bike Trail, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 450 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Western States, heading SW.
  22. 100 ftContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  26. 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/olympic-valley-bike-trail-olympic-valley-western-states-connector-out-back-3-sights-10-km

Trail surface

98% paved1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 73°F46°
Precip2%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 74°52° 15%
Tue 76°49°
Wed 77°49°
Thu 73°49°
Fri 71°46°
Sat 73°45°

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