Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
College Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 9 min
College Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Valley, CA. It is mostly level, with 85 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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College Trail
3.3 mi · ▲ 85 ft · 1 hr 9 min
Elevation 6,243–6,316 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: South Ave to Winnemucca Ave Connector · 38.91228, -119.99562
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on South Ave to Winnemucca Ave Connector, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
- 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right onto College Trail, heading NE.
- 150 ftReach College Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left onto South Ave to Winnemucca Ave Connector, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from South Ave to Winnemucca Ave Connector Trailhead
- Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway 4.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- College Trail 5.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft
- Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway 5.5 mi · ▲ 110 ft
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