Best hikes in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Ambleway maps 249 hikes in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, from a 1.3-mile walk to a 16-mile day out. 214 of them score as wild, staying clear of roads and development for most of the route; the wildest is Richardson Lake–Buck Lake Loop, 4 sights. The biggest climb is Jobs Peak–Freel Peak, 5 summits, gaining 5,807 ft, and the network tops out at 10,872 ft. 11 start within walking range of public transit.
- Round Lake–ALP122, 4 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 2,629 ft
- Spooner Lake & Sierra Canyon Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,375 ft
- Charging Bear–Cinder Cone Spur, 9 sights 16 mi · ▲ 2,010 ft
- Lake Genevieve–Genevieve Trail, 3 sights 15.8 mi · ▲ 2,061 ft
- Armstrong Connector Trail–Incense Cedar, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft
- Genoa Peak Road–Genoa Peak, 3 sights 16 mi · ▲ 3,122 ft
- Lake Cushing–Thunder Mountain Trail, 4 sights 16 mi · ▲ 2,195 ft
- Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Louise, 7 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,563 ft
- Echo Pass viewpoint–Upper Echo Lake, 3 lakes 4.8 mi · ▲ 369 ft
- Nevada Beach–Kingsbury Stinger Trail, 3 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 1,275 ft
- Pacific Crest Trail 7 mi · ▲ 796 ft
- Crater Lake Trail–Highway 88 Trail, 5 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 2,942 ft
- Snow King Road & Western States Trail via Truckee River Bike Trail 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,154 ft
- Buck Island Lake–Barker Pass, 3 saddles 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,464 ft
- Scotts Lake–Alpine Mine Road, 6 sights 14.2 mi · ▲ 2,688 ft
- Lam Watah Historic Trail & Zephyr Cove Bike Path (Warrior Way to ZC) 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,274 ft
- Armstrong Pass–Armstrong Connector Trail, 3 sights 11 mi · ▲ 1,673 ft
- Charging Bear–Fast Eddie's, 3 sights 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,286 ft
- Tyrolean Downhill 7.9 mi · ▲ 1,687 ft
- Rubicon Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 453 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT) & Tahoe Rim Trail via Christmas Valley Trail 5 mi · ▲ 1,033 ft
- Hidden Lake–Shadow Lake, 5 lakes 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,371 ft
- East Martis Creek Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 2,999 ft
- Lake Cushing–Snow King Road, 4 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,457 ft
- Lost Lake–Backside (Lower), 6 sights 14.5 mi · ▲ 2,147 ft
- Lily Lake–Lake of the Woods, 4 sights 12.9 mi · ▲ 3,252 ft
- Meeks Creek North 2.6 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Mount Rose–Third Creek Pond, 4 sights 15.5 mi · ▲ 4,078 ft
- Gypsy–Knick Knack, 7 sights 11.2 mi · ▲ 1,910 ft
- Glen Alpine Spring–Echo Pass viewpoint, 10 sights 14.7 mi · ▲ 2,715 ft
- Strawberry Pass–Buck Pasture Trail, 5 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 3,580 ft
- Tamarack Lake–Atoma Road, 3 sights 14.6 mi · ▲ 2,347 ft
- Moon Dunes Beach & North Ridge Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 13.2 mi · ▲ 2,287 ft
- Blackjack & Third Creek Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 14.2 mi · ▲ 2,649 ft
- Corral Trail & Sierra Sidewinder 4.1 mi · ▲ 694 ft
- Lily Pond & General Creek Trail 13.1 mi · ▲ 1,491 ft
- Blackwood Creek Middle Fork Road 6.1 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft
- Sawmill Flat 4.6 mi · ▲ 445 ft
- Winnemucca Lake–Frog Lake, 4 sights 14.8 mi · ▲ 2,973 ft
- Regency Extension 7 mi · ▲ 1,165 ft
- Lookout Mountain–Dollar Reservoir, 5 sights 15.2 mi · ▲ 2,094 ft
- Tucker Flat & Saxon Creek Trail 11.6 mi · ▲ 2,456 ft
- Mount Baldy–Mud Lake, 4 sights 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,863 ft
- 15th Street Bike 2.9 mi · ▲ 112 ft
- Dardanelles Lake–Dardanelles Trail, 4 sights 7.3 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft
- Dollar Reservoir–Easy Rider, 9 sights 11.8 mi · ▲ 1,864 ft
- Scott Peak Road & Scott Peak Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,281 ft
- Sourdough Hill–Richardson Lake, 6 sights 15.9 mi · ▲ 3,122 ft
- Armstrong Connector Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 610 ft
- Rifle Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail 14.9 mi · ▲ 2,825 ft
- Lake Tahoe–California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, 4 beaches 11.7 mi · ▲ 2,231 ft
- Rock Lake–Old Mount Rose Highway, 6 sights 15.4 mi · ▲ 3,424 ft
- South Camp Peak–Genoa Peak Road, 3 sights 10.6 mi · ▲ 1,594 ft
- Gray Lake Trail & Third Creek Trail 15.8 mi · ▲ 3,507 ft
- Nevada Beach & Zephyr Cove Bike Path (Warrior Way to ZC) 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,205 ft
- Sierra Canyon Trail 12.8 mi · ▲ 2,210 ft
- Cinder Cone–Decommisioned State Park Road, 3 sights 8 mi · ▲ 1,388 ft
- Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail 7.8 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft
- California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Lake Ridge Trail, 3 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 2,415 ft
- North Canyon Road 10.3 mi · ▲ 2,586 ft