Rainbow Viewpoint via 15th Street Bike is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. The route reaches Rainbow Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,234 – 6,280 ft5.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Truckee Marsh 38.92356, -120.02660
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA
Directions
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Rainbow Viewpoint via 15th Street Bike
4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 32 min
Elevation 6,232–6,281 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Truckee Marsh · 38.92356, -120.02660
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Dogs allowed on leash · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Truckee Marsh Loop, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 1.8 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left onto Lake of the Sky Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Rainbow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Rainbow Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading W.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Truckee Marsh Loop, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 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 surface
64% paved14% dirt10% gravel12% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F43°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°58°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
84°61°
Fri
84°62°
Sat
84°62°
Sun
85°61°
Good to know
- Dogs allowed on leash
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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