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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Truckee River Bike Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 3 hr 8 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 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,155 – 6,322 ft9.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16126, -120.15045
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Directions

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Truckee River Bike Trail

9.2 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 3 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,154–6,321 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.16126, -120.15045

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 400 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NW.
  5. 2.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  6. 100 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 N.
  13. 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.7 miBear right, heading S.
  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 SW.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading S.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  24. 2.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  25. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.2 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-be6b

Trail surface

88% paved11% 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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