Wetlands and forests along the Truckee River, near Tahoe City, 2011.jpg
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Truckee River Bike Trail is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, CA. It is mostly level, with 213 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,178 – 6,408 ft9.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.18715, -120.19526
Nearest town Rampart, CA

Directions

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Truckee River Bike Trail

8.8 mi · ▲ 213 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,178–6,407 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.18715, -120.19526

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Truckee River Bike Trail, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, 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 S.
  10. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  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 E.
  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 N.
  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 surface

76% paved23% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°61°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 88°58°
Fri 90°58°
Sat 89°60°
Sun 88°58°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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