Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Crater Lake Trail–Highway 88 Trail, 5 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 2,942 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Crater Lake Trail–Highway 88 Trail, 5 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Sorensens, CA. It climbs 2,942 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,317 – 8,636 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Highway Connector Road 38.79142, -119.93252
Nearest town Sorensens, CA
Directions
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Crater Lake Trail–Highway 88 Trail, 5 sights
15.5 mi · ▲ 2,942 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Elevation 7,316–8,636 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Old Highway Connector Road · 38.79142, -119.93252
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Old Highway Connector Road, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading NW.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Lakeview Road, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Scotts Trail, heading SE.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Highway 88 Trail, heading S.
- 1.5 miSharp left onto Alpine Mine Road, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right onto Crater Lake Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Historic California Emigrant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Alpine Mine Road, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Highway 88 Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Scotts Trail, heading NE.
- 1.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Lakeview Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading E.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Highway Connector Road, heading E.
- 0.2 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
21% dirt2% paved77% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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