Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Bear Trap Connector–Cinder Cone Spur, 8 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 3,102 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Bear Trap Connector–Cinder Cone Spur, 8 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 3,102 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,152 – 7,307 ft · steepest grade: 22%15.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: World Cup Trail 39.19545, -120.23181
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA

Directions

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Bear Trap Connector–Cinder Cone Spur, 8 sights

14.3 mi · ▲ 3,102 ft · 6 hr 19 min

Elevation 6,152–7,308 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: World Cup Trail · 39.19545, -120.23181

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 86°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on World Cup Trail, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp left onto Western States Trail, heading SE.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  4. 450 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miSharp left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftContinue straight onto Western States, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left onto Cinder Cone Spur, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear left onto Cinder Cone, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading E.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading NE.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading E.
  22. 50 ftTurn right onto Bear Trap Connector, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right onto Stumpy Super G, heading SE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left onto Bear Trap Connector, heading SE.
  25. 0.5 miBear right onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading E.
  26. 1.2 miReach World Cup Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  27. 1.2 miBear left onto Bear Trap Connector, heading NE.
  28. 0.5 miTurn right onto Stumpy Super G, heading SW.
  29. 50 ftTurn left onto Bear Trap Connector, heading SW.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading W.
  32. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading NW.
  33. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  34. 150 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading W.
  35. 0.4 miTurn left onto Cinder Cone, heading N.
  36. 0.3 miBear right onto Cinder Cone Spur, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  38. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  39. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  40. 0.1 miTurn right onto Western States, heading SW.
  41. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading W.
  42. 50 ftSharp right onto Western States Trail, heading W.
  43. 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  45. 200 ftBear right, heading S.
  46. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  47. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  48. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  49. 0.6 miSharp right onto World Cup Trail, heading N.
  50. 0.4 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

79% dirt1% gravel1% paved19% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°61°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 89°58°
Fri 90°59°
Sat 89°60°
Sun 88°58°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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