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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway

5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,250 – 6,355 ft5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90518, -119.97342
Nearest town South Lake Tahoe, CA
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Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway

5.2 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 6,251–6,354 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.90518, -119.97342

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 41° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right onto Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, heading N.
  7. 1 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 0.6 miReach Dennis T. Machida Memorial Greenway, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/dennis-t-machida-memorial-greenway-out-back-8-km-9580

Trail surface

53% paved46% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F41°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity30%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 88°57°
Wed 88°57°
Thu 93°58°
Fri 92°60°
Sat 92°61°
Sun 92°60°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.8 mi in (~45 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:12 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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