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Olympic Valley-Western States Connector & Western States via Truckee River Bike Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Olympic Valley-Western States Connector & Western States via Truckee River Bike Trail is a 3.2-mile out-and-back near Rampart, CA. It is mostly level, with 150 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,116 – 6,198 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.18592, -120.19498
Nearest town Rampart, CA
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Olympic Valley-Western States Connector & Western States via Truckee River Bike Trail

3.2 mi · ▲ 150 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 6,116–6,198 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.18592, -120.19498

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

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

Trail surface

96% paved2% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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