Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Al Tahoe Connector & College Trail via Al Tahoe Bike
4.5 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Al Tahoe Connector & College Trail via Al Tahoe Bike is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Al Tahoe Connector & College Trail via Al Tahoe Bike
4.5 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 1 hr 37 min
Elevation 6,248–6,512 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: College Trail · 38.93269, -119.97520
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 42° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on College Trail, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Al Tahoe Bike, heading E.
- 1.1 miReach College Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto College Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from College Trail Trailhead
- College Trail & Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway 4.1 mi · ▲ 81 ft
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