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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto College Trail, heading E.
- 1.6 miTurn right onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 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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