Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Alpine Crags Road
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Alpine Crags Road is a 10.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,395 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,710 – 7,258 ft10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16913, -120.23186
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Alpine Crags Road
10.3 mi · ▲ 1,395 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 6,709–7,258 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.16913, -120.23186
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
- 2.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 11 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft
- Alpine Crags Road 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,213 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,685 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,678 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 11 mi · ▲ 1,505 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 1,215 ft
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