Alta Morris Lake–Gilmore Lake, 3 lakes is a 10-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fallen Leaf, CA. The route passes Gilmore Lake before reaching Alta Morris Lake at the turnaround, 5 miles in. It climbs 2,570 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 90/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,582 – 8,393 ft · steepest grade: 32%10.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Alpine Falls Tract Road 38.87809, -120.07964
Nearest town Fallen Leaf, CA
Directions
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Alta Morris Lake–Gilmore Lake, 3 lakes
10 mi · ▲ 2,570 ft · 4 hr 37 min
Elevation 6,583–8,393 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Alpine Falls Tract Road · 38.87809, -120.07964
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 70°F / low 43° · precip 3% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Gilmore Lake.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Floating Island / Mount Tallac Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Half Moon Lake Trail, heading S.
- 1.9 miReach Alta Morris Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Floating Island / Mount Tallac Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 1.4 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
82% dirt18% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 70°F43°
Precip3%Wind4 mphUV6Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon
71°52°
Tue
73°49°
Wed
76°51°
Thu
72°50°
Fri
71°48°
Sat
72°47°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Alpine Falls Tract Road Trailhead
- Dicks Peak & Gilmore Lake via Pacific Crest Trail 10.6 mi · ▲ 3,596 ft
- Lily Lake–Angora Lake Trail, 3 sights 5 mi · ▲ 1,479 ft
- Floating Island / Mount Tallac Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 4,407 ft
- Gilmore Lake 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,855 ft
- Gilmore Lake & Fallen Leaf Lake via Floating Island / Mount Tallac Trail 15.3 mi · ▲ 5,706 ft
- Mount Tallac & Gilmore Lake via Floating Island / Mount Tallac Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 3,194 ft
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