BP & Old County Connector via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path is a 5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 471 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,398 – 6,782 ft5.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dirk's 39.22862, -120.08716
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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BP & Old County Connector via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
5 mi · ▲ 471 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 6,398–6,782 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Dirk's · 39.22862, -120.08716
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 56°F / low 44° · precip 33% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading S.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Old County Connector, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftReach BP, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading E.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Reservoir Run, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading NE.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading N.
- 1.1 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
85% dirt15% paved
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 56°F44°
Feels like39°Precip33%Wind8 mphUV4Humidity67%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sat
61°43°
Sun
60°41°
Mon
65°40°
Tue
69°45°
Wed
71°51°
17%
Thu
72°53°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 3.3 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Dollar Creek Shared Use Path
More from Dirk's Trailhead
- Shivagiri Extension 2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Shivagiri Road via Shivagiri Extension 2.8 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Watson Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Sawmill Flat 3.4 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Sawmill Flat A Spur–Shale Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- Hanes Flat–Hello Kitty Loop, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 733 ft
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