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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh via Sawmill Bike Path

15.1 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh via Sawmill Bike Path is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. It climbs 669 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,234 – 6,477 ft16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: climber acess 38.87501, -120.01115
Nearest town Meyers, CA
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Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh via Sawmill Bike Path

15.1 mi · ▲ 669 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Elevation 6,232–6,477 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: climber acess · 38.87501, -120.01115

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 71°F / low 40° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on climber acess, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Bike Path, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  25. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading SE.
  26. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  27. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  28. 400 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading NW.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 450 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh, heading N.
  31. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh Loop, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  34. 0.4 miReach Truckee Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  35. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  36. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh, heading SE.
  39. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  40. 450 ftTurn left onto Sand Harbor, heading S.
  41. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  42. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  43. 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  44. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  45. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  46. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  47. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  48. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  49. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  50. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  51. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  52. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  53. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  54. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  55. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  56. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  57. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  58. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  59. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  60. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  61. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  62. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  63. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  64. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  65. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  66. 350 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Bike Path, heading E.
  67. 0.6 miBear right onto climber acess, heading E.
  68. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/truckee-marsh-loop-out-back

Trail surface

66% dirt14% paved20% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F40°
Precip3%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 73°49°
Tue 74°48°
Wed 78°52°
Thu 73°52°
Fri 73°50°
Sat 73°49°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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