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Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Truckee Springs near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 148 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 ft3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail 39.31810, -120.19613
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA

Directions

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Truckee River Legacy Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 148 ft · 56 min

Elevation 5,818–5,892 ft

Out & Back · Truckee Springs

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail · 39.31810, -120.19613

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 88°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rue Hilltop, heading E.
  7. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  16. 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

60% paved37% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F49°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
90°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 88°59°
Wed 88°58°
Thu 90°58°
Fri 90°58°
Sat 91°60°
Sun 92°57°

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