Angora Ridge Trail–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. It climbs 1,941 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 15/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,316 – 7,267 ft · steepest grade: 29%16.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.92168, -120.04969
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA
Directions
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Angora Ridge Trail–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights
15.9 mi · ▲ 1,941 ft · 6 hr 16 min
Elevation 6,317–7,269 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.92168, -120.04969
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Panther, heading SE.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 1.8 miReach Panther, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.8 miSharp left onto Mule Deer Connector, heading SW.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Panther, heading NW.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
88% dirt5% paved7% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
87°62°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
84°60°
Fri
83°61°
Sat
84°61°
Sun
84°60°
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