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 Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Knick Knack, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto The Woods, heading NW.
- 100 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto River Styx, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Trees, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sinuous, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover, heading S.
- 400 ftReach Lake Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto Sinuous, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Trees, heading SW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto River Styx, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Tryumph, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto The Woods, heading N.
- 100 ftSharp right onto Knick Knack, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Sawmill, heading SE.
- 400 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 3.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 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
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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