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Wetlands and forests along the Truckee River, near Tahoe City, 2011.jpg
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee River Bike Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Truckee River Bike Trail is a 7.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, CA. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,178 – 6,244 ft7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.18715, -120.19526
Nearest town Rampart, CA
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Truckee River Bike Trail

7.2 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 2 hr 26 min

Elevation 6,178–6,244 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.18715, -120.19526

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Truckee River Bike Trail, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  10. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading N.
  17. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 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-river-bike-trail-out-back-12-km-26a8

Trail surface

89% paved10% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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