Cedar Trail–Lake Ridge Trail, 4 sights is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 2,497 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,388 – 7,556 ft14.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24533, -120.05334
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA
Directions
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Cedar Trail–Lake Ridge Trail, 4 sights
14.3 mi · ▲ 2,497 ft · 6 hr 1 min
Elevation 6,388–7,556 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.24533, -120.05334
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 715 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Manzanita Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Cedar Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 3.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
- 0.6 miReach Manzanita Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 3.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Cedar Trail, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right onto Manzanita Trail, heading S.
- 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
97% dirt3% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°62°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
90°60°
Fri
91°61°
Sat
90°61°
Sun
89°60°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 715 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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