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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tyrolian/Tahoe Rim Trail Connector–Upper Tyrolian Bypass, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Tyrolian/Tahoe Rim Trail Connector–Upper Tyrolian Bypass, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. It climbs 615 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 13/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,143 – 8,757 ft · steepest grade: 17%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway 39.28380, -119.93445
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
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Tyrolian/Tahoe Rim Trail Connector–Upper Tyrolian Bypass, 3 sights

2.8 mi · ▲ 615 ft · 1 hr 14 min

Elevation 8,142–8,758 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Mount Rose Highway · 39.28380, -119.93445

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 76°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Old Mount Rose Highway, heading NE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 300 ftBear left, heading E.
  4. 0.2 miBear right onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading NE.
  5. 450 ftContinue straight onto Tyrolean Downhill, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading SE.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading E.
  10. 400 ftBear right onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right onto Tyrolian/Tahoe Rim Trail Connector, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miReach Upper Tyrolian Bypass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.6 miSharp left onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading W.
  19. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading W.
  21. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading W.
  22. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miBear left onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading W.
  25. 400 ftBear left onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading S.
  26. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Trail, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftContinue straight onto Upper Tyrolian Bypass, heading SE.
  28. 150 ftTurn right onto Tyrolean Downhill, heading W.
  29. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading SW.
  30. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  31. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  32. 350 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading S.
  33. 250 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/tyrolian-tahoe-rim-trail-connector-upper-tyrolian-bypass-out-back-3-sights-4-km

Trail surface

83% dirt17% other

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F55°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 77°57°
Wed 79°57°
Thu 84°54°
Fri 84°54°
Sat 84°56°
Sun 85°54°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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