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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Mount Rose Highway–Tahoe Rim Trail, 5 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,680 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Old Mount Rose Highway–Tahoe Rim Trail, 5 sights is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 1,680 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,408 – 8,872 ft10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.31216, -119.89447
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
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Old Mount Rose Highway–Tahoe Rim Trail, 5 sights

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,680 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 7,410–8,872 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.31216, -119.89447

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 57°F / low 39° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Connector, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Upper Tyrolian Entrance Trail, heading NW.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading S.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading S.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading S.
  13. 400 ftBear left onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Tyrolean Downhill, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading SW.
  18. 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading NW.
  21. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.8 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 1.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  24. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  25. 0.2 miBear right onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading SE.
  26. 450 ftContinue straight onto Tyrolean Downhill, heading E.
  27. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading E.
  28. 150 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading E.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading E.
  30. 50 ftBear right onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading E.
  31. 400 ftBear right onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  32. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  33. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  36. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Entrance Trail, heading E.
  37. 0.7 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail Connector, heading N.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  39. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  40. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  41. 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  42. 0.8 miArrive 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/old-mount-rose-highway-upper-tyrolian-bypass-out-back-4-sights-12-km-3d3d

Trail surface

74% dirt3% other23% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 57°F39°
Precip2%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 61°45°
Tue 64°42°
Wed 68°40°
Thu 64°44°
Fri 64°38°
Sat 64°38°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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