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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee River Bike Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Truckee River Bike Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, CA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,155 – 6,224 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fir Crags Road 39.17807, -120.19286
Nearest town Rampart, CA
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Truckee River Bike Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 53 min

Elevation 6,154–6,224 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Fir Crags Road · 39.17807, -120.19286

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 39° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Fir Crags Road, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading SE.
  11. 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-4-km-bd33

Trail surface

98% paved2% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 61°F39°
Feels like36°Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
65°35°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 60°39°
Mon 70°37°
Tue 74°44°
Wed 77°52° 24%
Thu 77°55°
Fri 75°50°

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