Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Shakespeare Point & Genoa Peak Road via Tahoe Rim Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,011 ft · 6 hr 40 min

Shakespeare Point & Genoa Peak Road via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. The route reaches Shakespeare Point. It climbs 3,011 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,798 – 8,819 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Genoa Peak Road 39.09571, -119.91007
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV

Directions

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Shakespeare Point & Genoa Peak Road via Tahoe Rim Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 3,011 ft · 6 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,799–8,819 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Genoa Peak Road · 39.09571, -119.91007

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start on Genoa Peak Road, heading SW.
  2. 4 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 500 ftReach Shakespeare Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 500 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 1.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  10. 3.7 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.7 miBear left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NW.
  16. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 1.4 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

96% dirt4% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 82°63°
Wed 83°56°
Thu 88°53°
Fri 89°54°
Sat 89°55°
Sun 88°54°

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