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2015-11-02 07 29 03 View east through snow-covered Pine trees along the Truckee River Legacy Trail during a snowstorm at Truckee River Regional Park in Truckee, California.jpg
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Truckee Springs

Truckee River Legacy Trail

2.4 mi · ▲ 155 ft · 53 min

Truckee River Legacy Trail is a 2.4-mile out-and-back in Truckee Springs near Ponderosa Palisades, CA. It is mostly level, with 155 ft of elevation gain. 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

2.4 mi · ▲ 155 ft · 53 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. 300 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  12. 300 ftSharp right onto Rue Hilltop, heading W.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left onto Truckee River Legacy Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  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-fc8f

Trail surface

59% paved38% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:11 PM

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