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 Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 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

ClearTemperature 87°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 87°57°
Thu 93°58°
Fri 92°59°
Sat 92°60°
Sun 92°59°
Mon 91°58°

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