Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

College Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 2 hr 3 min

College Trail is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Valley, CA. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,244 – 6,395 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90145, -119.98306
Nearest town Tahoe Valley, CA

Directions

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College Trail

5.8 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 2 hr 3 min

Elevation 6,243–6,395 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.90145, -119.98306

Weather Sep 22: Partly cloudy, high 73°F / low 41° · precip 2% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 400 ftBear left, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto College Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.6 miTurn right onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  19. 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.7 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

63% dirt5% paved32% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 73°F41°
Precip2%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
75°40°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 74°49°
Thu 77°52°
Fri 70°48°
Sat 74°43°
Sun 62°37°
Mon 64°33°

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