Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Alpine Crags Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Alpine Crags Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 630 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,680 – 7,258 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail 39.17663, -120.22532
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
Directions
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Alpine Crags Road
4.2 mi · ▲ 630 ft · 1 hr 43 min
Elevation 6,681–7,257 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Bear Creek Trail · 39.17663, -120.22532
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
- 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.7 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 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 Bear Creek Trail Trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 10.2 mi · ▲ 1,333 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,340 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 1,366 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 9 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,050 ft
- Bear Creek Trail 9.2 mi · ▲ 1,076 ft
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