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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mule Deer Connector–Truckee Marsh Loop, 3 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Mule Deer Connector–Truckee Marsh Loop, 3 sights is a 13.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fallen Leaf, CA. It climbs 1,579 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,234 – 7,326 ft · steepest grade: 29%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Angora Lake Trail 38.87162, -120.06327
Nearest town Fallen Leaf, CA
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Mule Deer Connector–Truckee Marsh Loop, 3 sights

13.6 mi · ▲ 1,579 ft · 5 hr 19 min

Elevation 6,232–7,325 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Angora Lake Trail · 38.87162, -120.06327

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 68°F / low 42° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Angora Lake Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  9. 200 ftBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading E.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  20. 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  21. 450 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  23. 450 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh Loop, heading N.
  25. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.4 miReach Mule Deer Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  31. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Truckee Marsh, heading E.
  32. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  33. 450 ftTurn left onto Sand Harbor, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  35. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  36. 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  37. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  39. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  40. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  41. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  42. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 300 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  46. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  47. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  48. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading SE.
  49. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  50. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  51. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading SW.
  52. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  53. 1 miSharp left onto Angora Lake Trail, heading SW.
  54. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/angora-lake-trail-lily-lake-trail-out-back-4-sights-22-km

Trail surface

81% dirt7% paved12% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 68°F42°
Precip3%Wind6 mphUV6Humidity33%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 70°49°
Tue 70°47°
Wed 73°49°
Thu 69°48°
Fri 68°45°
Sat 69°45°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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