Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Mountain Trail–Truckee Marsh, 3 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,546 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Tahoe Mountain Trail–Truckee Marsh, 3 sights is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. It climbs 1,546 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,247 – 7,241 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Dundee 38.90011, -120.03247
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA

Directions

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Tahoe Mountain Trail–Truckee Marsh, 3 sights

7.9 mi · ▲ 1,546 ft · 3 hr 24 min

Elevation 6,246–7,243 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Dundee · 38.90011, -120.03247

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 42° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Dundee, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftSharp right onto Devron Connector, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftSharp left onto Valley View Trail, heading E.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Mountain Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.5 miSharp right onto Panther, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left onto Truckee Marsh, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading N.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 450 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh Loop, heading N.
  16. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftReach Valley View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 250 ftContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh, heading N.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 450 ftTurn left onto Sand Harbor, heading S.
  21. 250 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh, heading S.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right onto Panther, heading SE.
  23. 0.1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  24. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.3 miSharp right onto Devron Connector, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftSharp left onto Valley View Trail, heading SE.
  32. 350 ftContinue straight onto Dundee, heading SW.
  33. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

83% dirt1% paved16% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F42°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°57°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 82°59°
Fri 82°60°
Sat 82°60°
Sun 83°59°

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