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Wetlands and forests along the Truckee River, near Tahoe City, 2011.jpg
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee River Bike Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Truckee River Bike Trail is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It is mostly level, with 53 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 ft9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16377, -120.14702
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Directions

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Truckee River Bike Trail

8.7 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 2 hr 56 min

Elevation 6,154–6,244 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.16377, -120.14702

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SW.
  5. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading W.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  24. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  27. 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-b1bb

Trail surface

91% paved8% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°57°
Sun 82°55°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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