Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Crossover–Knick Knack, 5 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,952 ft · 6 hr 39 min

Crossover–Knick Knack, 5 sights is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 2,952 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,450 – 8,015 ft · steepest grade: 25%16.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24953, -120.05239
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA

Directions

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Crossover–Knick Knack, 5 sights

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,952 ft · 6 hr 39 min

Elevation 6,451–8,015 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24953, -120.05239

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading N.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  8. 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  9. 1.3 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading N.
  10. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Knick Knack, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto The Woods, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left onto River Styx, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading S.
  16. 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Trees, heading SW.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Sinuous, heading S.
  19. 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover, heading S.
  20. 400 ftReach Lake Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sinuous, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftTurn left onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Trees, heading SW.
  24. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
  25. 450 ftContinue straight onto River Styx, heading S.
  26. 0.5 miSharp right onto Tryumph, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miBear right onto The Woods, heading N.
  28. 100 ftSharp right onto Knick Knack, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.3 miBear right onto Sawmill, heading SE.
  31. 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
  32. 1.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  33. 3.8 miBear right, heading S.
  34. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  35. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading E.
  38. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 0.1 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

91% dirt3% gravel1% paved5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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