Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Dicks Peak–Gilmore Lake, 4 lakes
15 mi · ▲ 5,097 ft · 7 hr 33 min
Dicks Peak–Gilmore Lake, 4 lakes is a 15-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fallen Leaf, CA. The route passes Fallen Leaf Lake and Gilmore Lake before reaching Dicks Peak at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 5,097 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 91/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Dicks Peak–Gilmore Lake, 4 lakes
15 mi · ▲ 5,097 ft · 7 hr 33 min
Elevation 6,448–9,964 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.90147, -120.07128
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Fallen Leaf Lake.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Floating Island / Mount Tallac Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Gilmore Lake.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 2 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miReach Dicks Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.8 miSharp left onto Floating Island / Mount Tallac Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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The best sunset spot on this hike is 7.5 mi in (~310 min). Leave by 2:41 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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