Rubicon Trail                                                        

1. DIFFICULTY:   Easy
2. ESTIMATE DISTANCE TO CLIMB (feet):   400 (Trail Cross Section)
3. DISTANCE FROM I80/395 INTERCHANGE (miles):   66.1
4. KEY WAYPOINT COORDINATES:
   
   1. TRAIL HEAD (parking lot):  N38.998494, W120.0988629
      
   2. END TRAIL:  N38.961100, W120.094333
5. ROUTE TO TRAIL BEGINNING (first number is distance in miles):
   0.0 west on I 80 from I 80/US 395 interchange
   33.8 exit # towards Lake Tahoe/south CA89
   47.7 Right W Lake Blvd
   64.1 Left D.L.Bliss Park
   66.1 Rubicon Trail Head
   
6. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP QUADRANGLE:   Reno and Verdi. Trail map
7. TRAIL SYNOPSIS:   Well marked trail along the edge of Western Lake Tahoe providing beautiful views of the shoreline and very clear lake water. The trail in places is cut into the rock. A side loop of the trail goes to the old light house.
8. TRAIL DESCRIPTION (first number is distance in miles):    
   0.0 start at the trail head.
   3.1 trail ends at Emerald Bay.
   
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