Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Truckee River Regional Park near Union Mills, CA. It climbs 491 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi5,660 – 5,893 ft10.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.35449, -120.11288
Nearest town Union Mills, CA
Directions
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Truckee River Legacy Trail
9.2 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 3 hr 19 min
Elevation 5,660–5,892 ft
Out & Back · Truckee River Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.35449, -120.11288
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 90°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftBear left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 1.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Rue Hilltop, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading NW.
- 200 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Rue Hilltop, heading SW.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 2.9 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
52% paved47% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 90°F54°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed
90°55°
Thu
92°59°
Fri
93°60°
Sat
93°61°
Sun
91°60°
Mon
90°58°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Truckee River Legacy Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Truckee River Legacy Trail
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- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Truckee River Legacy Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Truckee River Legacy Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Truckee River Legacy Trail
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