Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway

4.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,250 – 6,319 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90521, -119.97165
Nearest town South Lake Tahoe, CA

Directions

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Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway

4.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 6,251–6,320 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.90521, -119.97165

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miTurn right onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading N.
  5. 0.9 miReach Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 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

58% dirt41% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:04 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:11 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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