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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

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

10.3 mi · ▲ 212 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Olympic Valley-Western States Connector–Truckee River Bike Trail, 3 sights is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It is mostly level, with 212 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,116 – 6,244 ft11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.16595, -120.14709
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Olympic Valley-Western States Connector–Truckee River Bike Trail, 3 sights

10.3 mi · ▲ 212 ft · 3 hr 32 min

Elevation 6,116–6,244 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.16595, -120.14709

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SW.
  2. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading NW.
  7. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  11. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Western States, heading N.
  12. 100 ftContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left onto Olympic Valley Bike Trail, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right onto Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Olympic Valley Bike Trail, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftReach Truckee River Bike Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Olympic Valley Bike Trail, heading N.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Olympic Valley Bike Trail, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  22. 450 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Western States, heading SW.
  25. 100 ftContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  27. 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading S.
  30. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  31. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  32. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SE.
  34. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 2.5 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/olympic-valley-bike-trail-olympic-valley-western-states-connector-out-back-4-sights-23-km

Trail surface

91% paved7% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°63°
Wed 85°57°
Thu 82°56°
Fri 82°57°
Sat 82°57°
Sun 83°55°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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