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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

3.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Truckee River Bike Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rampart, 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 – 6,237 ft3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.17478, -120.19063
Nearest town Rampart, CA
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Directions

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Truckee River Bike Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 6,154–6,236 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.17478, -120.19063

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Fir Crags Road, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  15. 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-6-km-3cc5

Trail surface

79% paved19% dirt1% boardwalk1% unspecified

Weather

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

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