Old Tram Road Trail–Snow King Road, 3 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 3,330 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Old Tram Road Trail–Snow King Road, 3 sights is an 11.3-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 3,330 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,152 – 7,651 ft · steepest grade: 24%11.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.19637, -120.19853
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Old Tram Road Trail–Snow King Road, 3 sights
11.3 mi · ▲ 3,330 ft · 5 hr 26 min
Elevation 6,152–7,652 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.19637, -120.19853
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Western States Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Snow King Road, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Western States Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Thunder Mountain Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Old Tram Road Trail, heading NW.
- 1 miReach Western States Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Thunder Mountain Trail, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Western States Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miSharp right onto Snow King Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Western States Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
56% dirt1% gravel43% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
86°61°
Wed
85°58°
Thu
88°58°
Fri
88°59°
Sat
89°59°
Sun
89°57°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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