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College Boy via Tamarack Lake Trail is a 2.2-mile out-and-back near Sundown Town, NV. It climbs 546 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,812 – 8,376 ft · steepest grade: 40%2.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.32733, -119.89225
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV

Directions

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College Boy via Tamarack Lake Trail

2.2 mi · ▲ 546 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 7,813–8,377 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.32733, -119.89225

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 78°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Atoma Road, heading N.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  5. 100 ftTurn left onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miTurn left onto Dual Slalom Approach, heading E.
  7. 150 ftTurn right onto Dual Slalom Right Line, heading E.
  8. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dual Slalom Left Line, heading E.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Black Rock, heading E.
  11. 150 ftContinue straight onto Sufferfest Expert DH, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miSharp right onto Skyline DH, heading N.
  13. 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miContinue straight onto College Boy, heading N.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  16. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.6 miBear right onto Atoma Road, heading S.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading W.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

96% dirt4% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 77°58°
Thu 84°53°
Fri 85°54°
Sat 84°55°
Sun 83°54°
Mon 82°53°

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