Cascade Falls–Inspiration Point, 3 summits is a 1.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Emerald Bay, CA. The route passes Inspiration Point before reaching Cascade Falls at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It climbs 342 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 29/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,785 – 6,933 ft1.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.94634, -120.09911
Nearest town Emerald Bay, CA
Directions
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Cascade Falls–Inspiration Point, 3 summits
1.8 mi · ▲ 342 ft · 46 min
Elevation 6,784–6,932 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.94634, -120.09911
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Inspiration Point.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Cascade Falls Trails, heading S.
- 0.7 miReach Cascade Falls, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 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
89% dirt11% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F52°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
84°63°
Wed
82°58°
Thu
82°59°
Fri
82°60°
Sat
82°60°
Sun
83°59°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Bayview Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,621 ft
- Azure Lake & Azure Lake trail via Bayview Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 2,305 ft
- Upper Eagle Falls–Vista, 5 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 3,436 ft
- Inspiration Point–Eagle Lake, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 4,203 ft
- Dicks Peak–Inspiration Point, 3 summits 13.5 mi · ▲ 4,256 ft
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