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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto Panther, heading SE.
  4. 2.4 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miSharp right onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  21. 1.8 miReach Panther, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 1.8 miSharp left onto Mule Deer Connector, heading SW.
  23. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  30. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  31. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  32. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  33. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  34. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  36. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading N.
  37. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  38. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Panther, heading NW.
  39. 1.1 miBear left onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading NW.
  40. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  41. 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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