AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Cold Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr

Cold Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It climbs 336 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,329 – 6,631 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Powerline Road 38.89643, -119.96483
Nearest town South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Cold Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 336 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 6,327–6,632 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Powerline Road · 38.89643, -119.96483

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 41° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 200 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading E.
  8. 50 ftSharp right onto Cold Creek Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left onto Power Line Trail, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/cold-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-5f9f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F41°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 88°57°
Wed 88°57°
Thu 92°59°
Fri 91°61°
Sat 92°61°
Sun 92°59°

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