Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path

7.5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. It climbs 412 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,234 – 6,500 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89376, -120.03084
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA

Directions

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Truckee Marsh Loop & Truckee Marsh via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path

7.5 mi · ▲ 412 ft · 2 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,232–6,500 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.89376, -120.03084

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  10. 400 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  12. 450 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh, heading N.
  13. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh Loop, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miReach Truckee Marsh, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  22. 450 ftTurn left onto Sand Harbor, heading S.
  23. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  25. 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  26. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  27. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  30. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  31. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  32. 0.2 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

80% dirt12% paved8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F43°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV9Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 86°58°
Wed 86°59°
Thu 90°62°
Fri 90°64°
Sat 90°64°
Sun 89°63°

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