Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Genoa Peak Road
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,164 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Genoa Peak Road is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 2,164 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 60/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,483 – 7,733 ft · steepest grade: 37%11.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.08282, -119.93356
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
Directions
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Genoa Peak Road
10.8 mi · ▲ 2,164 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 6,484–7,732 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.08282, -119.93356
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 2.6 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NW.
- 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 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
87% dirt13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM
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