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Truckee River and bike path, near Tahoe City, 2011.jpg
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee River Bike Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Truckee River Bike Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, CA. It is mostly level, with 178 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 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

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

7.6 mi · ▲ 178 ft · 2 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,199–6,407 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Fir Crags Road · 39.17807, -120.19286

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miBear 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 S.
  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 N.
  10. 150 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading N.
  11. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 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-12-km-3b90

Trail surface

73% paved26% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

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

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