Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Corral Trail–High Meadows OHV Trail, 5 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Corral Trail–High Meadows OHV Trail, 5 sights is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It climbs 775 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 30/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Corral Trail–High Meadows OHV Trail, 5 sights
6.8 mi · ▲ 775 ft · 2 hr 39 min
Elevation 6,289–6,776 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Lower Cold Creek · 38.90246, -119.95681
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 41° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start on Lower Cold Creek Trail, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto High Meadows OHV Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading SW.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Incense Cedar, heading SW.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto Corral Trail, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading NW.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Railroad Grade Trail, heading W.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lower Cold Creek Trail, heading N.
- 150 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~10 min). Leave by 7:40 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:32 PM — 7 min before dark.
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More from Lower Cold Creek Trailhead
- Cold Creek Trail–High Meadows Road, 4 sights 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,494 ft
- Armstrong Connector Trail–High Meadows OHV Trail, 5 sights 12 mi · ▲ 1,670 ft
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