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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Rock Lake–Old Mount Rose Highway, 6 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 3,424 ft · 6 hr 51 min

Rock Lake–Old Mount Rose Highway, 6 sights is a 15.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route reaches Rock Lake at the turnaround, 7.7 miles in. It climbs 3,424 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,490 – 8,613 ft · steepest grade: 20%16.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway 39.26857, -119.93607
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
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Rock Lake–Old Mount Rose Highway, 6 sights

15.4 mi · ▲ 3,424 ft · 6 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,491–8,612 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway · 39.26857, -119.93607

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 80°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Mount Rose Highway, heading N.
  2. 1.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Tyrolean Downhill, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading SE.
  10. 400 ftBear right onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Entrance Trail, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Connector, heading N.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading NE.
  19. 2.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto County Road 315, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miBear left onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miReach Rock Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  24. 1.2 miBear right onto County Road 315, heading SW.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left onto Ophir Creek Trail, heading W.
  26. 2.7 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail Connector, heading NW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Tyrolian Entrance Trail, heading W.
  29. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading S.
  30. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading S.
  31. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading S.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading S.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading S.
  34. 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading S.
  35. 400 ftBear left onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading SW.
  36. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading SW.
  38. 100 ftTurn right onto Tyrolean Downhill, heading SW.
  39. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading SW.
  40. 450 ftBear left, heading S.
  41. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  42. 300 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading S.
  43. 0.7 miBear right, heading SW.
  44. 0.8 miArrive 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/rock-lake-rock-lake-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

73% dirt2% other25% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 80°F60°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity16%
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 80°60°
Thu 87°57°
Fri 88°57°
Sat 88°58°
Sun 87°57°
Mon 85°56°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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