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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee River Bike Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 3 hr

Truckee River Bike Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, CA. It is mostly level, with 204 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,191 – 6,408 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.18592, -120.19498
Nearest town Rampart, CA
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Truckee River Bike Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 204 ft · 3 hr

Elevation 6,191–6,407 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.18592, -120.19498

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading SE.
  5. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 2.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  12. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 0.8 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 150 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NE.
  15. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading N.
  20. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 50 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-14-km-832e

Trail surface

76% paved23% 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°59°
Sat 90°60°
Sun 89°59°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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