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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee River Bike Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Truckee River Bike Trail is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, CA. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,198 – 6,244 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.18360, -120.19566
Nearest town Rampart, CA
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Directions

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Truckee River Bike Trail

6.8 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,199–6,244 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.18360, -120.19566

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Truckee River Bike Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading SW.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 2.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading N.
  15. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.4 miArrive 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-8f61

Trail surface

88% paved10% dirt2% boardwalk

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F60°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°58°
Fri 90°59°
Sat 89°60°
Sun 88°58°
Mon 87°56°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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