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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
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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 Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sand Harbor, heading SE.
  6. 1.1 miSharp right onto Truckee Marsh, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading N.
  8. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 450 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh, heading N.
  10. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh Loop, heading N.
  11. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.6 miSharp left, heading W.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sand-harbor-loop

Trail surface

58% dirt22% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F43°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity20%
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°60°
Fri 84°62°
Sat 84°62°
Sun 85°61°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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