Tryumph

3.7 mi · ▲ 887 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Tryumph is a 3.7-mile out-and-back near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 887 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,729 – 7,622 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26653, -120.11253
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA

Directions

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Tryumph

3.7 mi · ▲ 887 ft · 1 hr 41 min

Elevation 6,728–7,622 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.26653, -120.11253

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right onto Reservoir Road, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left onto The Woods, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading SW.
  6. 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
  7. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right onto Tryumph, heading S.
  9. 350 ftBear left onto Dogbone, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftSharp right onto Speed Control, heading W.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn left onto Karpiel, heading W.
  13. 200 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Karpiel, heading NE.
  16. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Speed Control, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftSharp left onto Dogbone, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 200 ftContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading NE.
  21. 150 ftTurn left onto Sticks & Stones, heading N.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading N.
  23. 350 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

76% gravel24% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM

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