Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Sand Harbor & Truckee Marsh Loop
3.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Sand Harbor & Truckee Marsh Loop is a 3.8-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,234 – 6,378 ft4.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93291, -120.03835
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA
Directions
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Sand Harbor & Truckee Marsh Loop
3.8 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 1 hr 20 min
Elevation 6,232–6,377 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.93291, -120.03835
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sand Harbor, heading SE.
- 1.1 miSharp right onto Truckee Marsh, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh Loop, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
58% dirt22% paved20% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:00 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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