Genoa Loop Hikes

One huge benefit of our house in the old town district of Genoa is that it’s a great launching point for hiking in the Sierras.  My favorite hike is starting from our front door and executing the Genoa Loop starting at the Eagle Ridge reservoir and ending at the Carson Street reservoir.  The loop from our front door is just over 10 miles with about 1600′ differential elevation gain (2200′ elevation gain if one counts the ups and downs).  My first time doing it last year was about 4;30.  My best time this year was about 3:40.  The dogs love it.  My favorite weekends are when I can do the hike twice, once on Saturday and once on Sunday.  I did this hike 19 times in 2023 for the months I was in Genoa.  I consider this a major part of my efforts to stay fit.

Here are a couple of videos showing why it so much fun:

Here is a slide show of pictures and statistics from a typical hike.

Map of the Genoa Trail system.

This view shows the hike from our front door and into the Sierras.

This is another view showing the topography a bit better.

A third view of the hike.

This shows the elevation of the hike.

This shows my pace via the Strada app. Note that I occasionally stop and talk to other hikers.

This shows my heart rate is well managed. I mostly walk, but will occasionally jog a bit.

Looking down into Genoa.

Here is another view looking down into Genoa.

An attempt at a selfie with the dogs. I carry a whistle in case Brandy goes into hunting dog mode.

One of the crossroads. I'm about to take the Genoa Canyon TH having come from the Eagle Ridge TH.

Another set of directions.

A view near the start of the hike shows Genoa in the valley and the tip of Job's Peak.

This is the start of the trail at the Eagle Ridge water tank.

Beckett and Brandy love posing for me.

Marcie went with me once this year. Nancy dropped us off at the Trail Head to save Marcie the hike up to this spot.

Carson Valley to the North.

Carson Valley to the South.

Dramatic clouds over Genoa.

The pups aren't even breathing hard.

Here we are in hiking formation 1.