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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Alpine Crags Road

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,853 ft · 5 hr

Alpine Crags Road is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 1,853 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,427 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 16%12.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13688, -120.17167
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
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Alpine Crags Road

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,853 ft · 5 hr

Elevation 6,428–7,258 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.13688, -120.17167

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 3.3 miReach Alpine Crags Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 3.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/alpine-crags-road-out-back-20-km-4311

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 84°58°
Thu 82°55°
Fri 82°56°
Sat 82°56°
Sun 81°56°
Mon 79°55°

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