Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Genoa Peak Road–Genoa Peak, 3 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,858 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Genoa Peak Road–Genoa Peak, 3 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. It climbs 2,858 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Genoa Peak Road–Genoa Peak, 3 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,858 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Elevation 7,021–8,536 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.96789, -119.89065
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 3.7 miTurn right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Genoa Peak, heading E.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading E.
- 2.8 miReach Genoa Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Kingsbury Stinger Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~9 min). Leave by 7:41 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM — 2 min before dark.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 924 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 5.5 mi · ▲ 925 ft
- Olympic Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 1,290 ft
- Castle Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,293 ft
- Kingsbury South/Stagecoach Access via Tahoe Rim Trail 6.7 mi · ▲ 1,315 ft
- Kingsbury Stinger Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,504 ft
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