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

  1. Start on Old Highway Connector Road, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftSharp right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading NW.
  6. 1.6 miTurn right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miBear left onto Lakeview Road, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Scotts Trail, heading SE.
  10. 1.9 miTurn right onto Highway 88 Trail, heading S.
  11. 1.5 miSharp left onto Alpine Mine Road, heading SW.
  12. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.9 miTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
  16. 50 ftBear right onto Crater Lake Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftReach Historic California Emigrant Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn left onto Alpine Mine Road, heading E.
  21. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  22. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right onto Highway 88 Trail, heading N.
  24. 1.5 miTurn left onto Scotts Trail, heading NE.
  25. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lakeview Road, heading NW.
  27. 150 ftBear right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading W.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading E.
  29. 1.6 miSharp right onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading N.
  30. 0.1 miBear right onto Historic California Emigrant Trail, heading N.
  31. 0.7 miSharp left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading E.
  32. 50 ftContinue straight onto Old Highway Connector Road, heading E.
  33. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

21% dirt2% paved77% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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