Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Genoa Peak Road

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,187 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Genoa Peak Road is a 10.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 2,187 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,467 – 7,733 ft · steepest grade: 32%11.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.08273, -119.93573
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV

Directions

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Genoa Peak Road

10.8 mi · ▲ 2,187 ft · 4 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,467–7,732 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.08273, -119.93573

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miBear left, heading NE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  10. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NW.
  11. 1.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 4 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 400 ftBear left, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 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 surface

87% dirt13% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°63°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 90°55°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°58°
Sun 91°55°

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