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Olympic Valley-Western States Connector & Western States Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 904 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Olympic Valley-Western States Connector & Western States Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Rampart, CA. It climbs 904 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,152 – 6,611 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.2 mi

Getting there

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

4.8 mi · ▲ 904 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 6,152–6,612 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.18360, -120.19566

Weather Sep 20: 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 Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Olympic Valley Bike Trail, heading NW.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftReach Western States Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Olympic Valley Bike Trail, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Olympic Valley-Western States Connector, heading NW.
  13. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 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-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

60% dirt38% paved2% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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