Wetlands and forests along the Truckee River, near Tahoe City, 2011.jpg
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Truckee River Bike Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, CA. It is mostly level, with 175 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 ft8.8 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Truckee River Bike Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 175 ft · 2 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,199–6,407 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.18360, -120.19566

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 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 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading N.
  13. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading NW.
  18. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading N.
  19. 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 surface

75% paved24% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°61°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 88°58°
Fri 88°59°
Sat 89°59°
Sun 89°57°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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