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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

College Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 49 min

College Trail is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Valley, CA. It is mostly level, with 110 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,244 – 6,329 ft5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: South Ave to Winnemucca Ave Connector 38.91228, -119.99562
Nearest town Tahoe Valley, CA
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College Trail

5.3 mi · ▲ 110 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 6,243–6,328 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

  1. Start on South Ave to Winnemucca Ave Connector, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftTurn right onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left onto College Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.6 miTurn right onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miBear left onto South Ave to Winnemucca Ave Connector, heading W.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/college-trail-out-back-8-km-3d03

Trail surface

60% dirt6% paved34% 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 88°58°
Thu 93°59°
Fri 92°60°
Sat 92°61°
Sun 92°60°
Mon 91°58°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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