Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Cedar Flat Trail–Old County Connector, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Cedar Flat Trail–Old County Connector, 4 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Cedar Flat, CA. It climbs 809 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Cedar Flat Trail–Old County Connector, 4 sights
4.7 mi · ▲ 809 ft · 1 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,527–7,358 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.21295, -120.09608
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 55°F / low 43° · precip 35% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto BP, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading SW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Old County Connector, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Shale Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat A Spur, heading SE.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 5 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
More from this trailhead
- Sawmill Flat 2.2 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 2.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Dollar Creek Shared Use Path 2.5 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Sawmill Flat 2.5 mi · ▲ 314 ft
- Watson Creek Trail via Sawmill Flat 4.6 mi · ▲ 891 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 5 mi · ▲ 920 ft
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