Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Dardanelles Lake–Dardanelles Trail, 4 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Dardanelles Lake–Dardanelles Trail, 4 sights is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Nebelhorn, CA. The route reaches Dardanelles Lake at the turnaround, 3.5 miles in. It climbs 1,266 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Dardanelles Lake–Dardanelles Trail, 4 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,266 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 7,244–8,081 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 38.78877, -120.00075
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT), heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Christmas Valley Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Dardanelles Trail, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 450 ftReach Dardanelles Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Christmas Valley Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT), heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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