Burton Creek State Park

Cinder Cone Spur–Decommisioned State Park Road, 9 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,027 ft · 6 hr 7 min

Cinder Cone Spur–Decommisioned State Park Road, 9 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Burton Creek State Park near Tahoe City, CA. It climbs 3,027 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,152 – 7,500 ft · steepest grade: 22%14.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Decommisioned State Park Road 39.17514, -120.13859
Nearest town Tahoe City, CA

Directions

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Cinder Cone Spur–Decommisioned State Park Road, 9 sights

13.8 mi · ▲ 3,027 ft · 6 hr 7 min

Elevation 6,152–7,500 ft

Out & Back · Burton Creek State Park

Trailhead: Decommisioned State Park Road · 39.17514, -120.13859

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Decommisioned State Park Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Ocelot, heading SW.
  5. 1 miBear right onto Ocelot/Stumpy Connector, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stumpy Connector, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline, heading SW.
  8. 1 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left onto Upper Missing Link, heading N.
  10. 300 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 200 ftBear left onto Lower Missing Link, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftContinue straight onto S.S. Wallternate, heading SE.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left onto Cinder Cone, heading SE.
  17. 150 ftBear right onto Cinder Cone Spur, heading W.
  18. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right onto Western States, heading S.
  22. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading S.
  23. 50 ftSharp right onto Western States Trail, heading SE.
  24. 0.9 miReach Decommisioned State Park Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  25. 0.9 miSharp left onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading S.
  26. 100 ftContinue straight onto Western States, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  30. 0.4 miSharp left onto Cinder Cone Spur, heading N.
  31. 0.2 miBear left onto Cinder Cone, heading E.
  32. 150 ftTurn right onto S.S. Wallternate, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left onto Lower Missing Link, heading E.
  34. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  35. 200 ftSharp right, heading E.
  36. 350 ftTurn right onto Upper Missing Link, heading SE.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  38. 350 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  39. 0.4 miBear left onto Powerline, heading SE.
  40. 1 miContinue straight onto Stumpy Connector, heading SE.
  41. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocelot/Stumpy Connector, heading SE.
  42. 0.2 miBear left onto Ocelot, heading E.
  43. 1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  44. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  45. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector, heading E.
  46. 0.3 miBear right onto Decommisioned State Park Road, heading SE.
  47. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

96% dirt1% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 82°56°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 82°57°
Sun 82°55°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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