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Truckee Springs

Truckee River Legacy Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 48 min

Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back in Truckee Springs near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,817 – 5,893 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail 39.32062, -120.19218
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Truckee River Legacy Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 48 min

Elevation 5,818–5,892 ft

Out & Back · Truckee Springs

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail · 39.32062, -120.19218

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 62°F / low 40° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rue Hilltop, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading E.
  6. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading W.
  12. 0.4 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-legacy-trail-out-back-4-km-16d0

Trail surface

64% paved33% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 62°F40°
Feels like38°Precip3%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 62°40°
Mon 72°37°
Tue 74°44°
Wed 78°51° 23%
Thu 79°54° 15%
Fri 76°50°

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