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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee River Bike Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Truckee River Bike Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,155 – 6,257 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.16199, -120.15246
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Directions

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Truckee River Bike Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 6,154–6,257 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.16199, -120.15246

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 41° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 150 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NW.
  4. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  5. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading W.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  15. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading SE.
  18. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SE.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  23. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  25. 0.3 miArrive 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-15-km-ad18

Trail surface

87% paved12% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

OvercastTemperature 61°F41°
Feels like38°Precip4%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity67%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 61°42°
Mon 65°41°
Tue 70°46°
Wed 71°52° 24%
Thu 72°54° 15%
Fri 71°50°

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