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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

2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 58 min

Truckee River Bike Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, 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 – 6,224 ft3.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fir Crags Road 39.17906, -120.19443
Nearest town Rampart, CA
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Truckee River Bike Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 58 min

Elevation 6,154–6,224 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Fir Crags Road · 39.17906, -120.19443

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left onto Fir Crags Road, heading NE.
  3. 200 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NW.
  4. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  9. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading SE.
  12. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 200 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-5-km-8266

Trail surface

91% paved8% dirt1% boardwalk

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F50°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°61°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 88°58°
Fri 90°58°
Sat 89°60°
Sun 88°58°

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