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Truckee Springs

Truckee River Legacy Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 51 min

Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back in Truckee Springs near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 151 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 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail 39.31989, -120.19341
Nearest town Ponderosa Palisades, CA
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Truckee River Legacy Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft · 51 min

Elevation 5,818–5,892 ft

Out & Back · Truckee Springs

Trailhead: Truckee River Legacy Trail · 39.31989, -120.19341

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading E.
  3. 50 ftSharp left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftContinue straight onto Rue Hilltop, heading E.
  7. 250 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 250 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  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 SW.
  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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/truckee-river-legacy-trail-out-back-5-km-ba8c

Trail surface

63% paved34% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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