Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Al Tahoe Connector via Al Tahoe Bike

4.9 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Al Tahoe Connector via Al Tahoe Bike is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It climbs 287 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,250 – 6,513 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.92497, -119.98565
Nearest town South Lake Tahoe, CA

Directions

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Al Tahoe Connector via Al Tahoe Bike

4.9 mi · ▲ 287 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,251–6,512 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.92497, -119.98565

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 40° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading SE.
  2. 1.5 miBear right onto Al Tahoe Bike, heading E.
  3. 1.1 miReach Al Tahoe Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 1.1 miBear left onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading W.
  5. 1.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

83% paved17% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F40°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity35%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 86°56°
Wed 88°56°
Thu 93°59°
Fri 93°60°
Sat 92°61°
Sun 92°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:09 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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