AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee River Bike Trail

7 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Truckee River Bike Trail is a 7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, CA. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,198 – 6,408 ft7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17478, -120.19063
Nearest town Rampart, CA
Google Maps Apple Maps

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Truckee River Bike Trail

7 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 2 hr 25 min

Elevation 6,199–6,407 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.17478, -120.19063

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SE.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  6. 2.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading N.
  11. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 150 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-11-km-7258

Trail surface

79% paved20% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°61°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 89°58°
Fri 90°58°
Sat 89°60°
Sun 88°58°

Other ways to reach this destination

More from this trailhead

Hikes near Rampart, California