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 Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Atoma Road, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Dual Slalom Approach, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Dual Slalom Right Line, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dual Slalom Left Line, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Black Rock, heading E.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sufferfest Expert DH, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Skyline DH, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto College Boy, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Atoma Road, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM
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