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Truckee River Regional Park

Rodeo Grounds via Truckee River Legacy Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Rodeo Grounds via Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Truckee River Regional Park near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. The route reaches Rodeo Grounds at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 302 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,722 – 5,925 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32038, -120.15707
Nearest town Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA
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Rodeo Grounds via Truckee River Legacy Trail

4.5 mi · ▲ 302 ft · 1 hr 39 min

Elevation 5,721–5,926 ft

Out & Back · Truckee River Regional Park

Trailhead: 39.32038, -120.15707

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 88°F / low 42° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Riverview Sports Park Trail Connector, heading NE.
  4. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading N.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 400 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftReach Rodeo Grounds, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  24. 500 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  26. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  28. 150 ftTurn right onto Riverview Sports Park Trail Connector, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  30. 0.6 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-11-km-45b1

Trail surface

49% paved43% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 88°F42°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 89°56°
Wed 89°56°
Thu 92°59°
Fri 93°59°
Sat 92°61°
Sun 91°59°

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