Truckee River Bike Trail is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,155 – 6,244 ft9.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.19637, -120.19853
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Truckee River Bike Trail
8.5 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 2 hr 53 min
Elevation 6,154–6,244 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.19637, -120.19853
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.6 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
91% paved8% dirt1% boardwalk
Weather
ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity22%
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
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 3.2 mi · out & back · via Truckee River Bike Trail
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