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

  1. Start on Bear Creek Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Alpine Crags Road, heading E.
  3. 1.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 1.7 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  5. 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

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