Eagle Rock–Lake Tahoe, 5 sights is a 5.1-mile out-and-back in California Tahoe Conservancy near Sunnyside, CA. The route passes William Kent Beach and Lake Tahoe before reaching Eagle Rock at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 236 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,234 – 6,493 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13996, -120.15391
Nearest town Sunnyside, CA
Directions
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Eagle Rock–Lake Tahoe, 5 sights
5.1 mi · ▲ 236 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,234–6,492 ft
Out & Back · California Tahoe Conservancy
Trailhead: 39.13996, -120.15391
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftPass William Kent Beach.
- 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Ward Creek Park, heading SW.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Eagle Rock Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miReach Eagle Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Ward Creek Park, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
85% paved15% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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