Ophir Creek Trail & Upper Tyrolian Entrance Trail is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Washoe City, NV. It climbs 3,702 ft, with sections as steep as 38% grade. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi5,164 – 8,613 ft · steepest grade: 38%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Discovery Trail 39.30516, -119.83225
Nearest town Washoe City, NV
Directions
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Ophir Creek Trail & Upper Tyrolian Entrance Trail
13.5 mi · ▲ 3,702 ft · 6 hr 21 min
Elevation 5,166–8,612 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Discovery Trail · 39.30516, -119.83225
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 91°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Discovery Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 2.8 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Tyrolian Entrance Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Ophir Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Connector, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 2.7 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 2.9 miTurn left onto Discovery Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
52% dirt48% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 91°F57°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
95°55°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
92°68°
Wed
93°67°
Thu
96°63°
Fri
97°64°
Sat
97°65°
Sun
96°65°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Price Lake & Ophir Creek Trail 6.5 mi · ▲ 2,284 ft
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