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Truckee River Legacy Trail

7.8 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Ponderosa Fairway Estates, CA. It climbs 397 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi5,660 – 5,925 ft8.0 mi

Getting there

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

7.8 mi · ▲ 397 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 5,660–5,926 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.32038, -120.15707

Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 88°F / low 42° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  4. 1.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading NW.
  7. 1.6 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miReach Truckee River Legacy Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 1.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  14. 0.7 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-12-km-7a1a

Trail surface

63% paved32% dirt1% gravel1% boardwalk3% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 88°F42°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
90°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 89°56°
Wed 89°56°
Thu 92°59°
Fri 93°59°
Sat 92°61°
Sun 91°59°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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