Elbert Lake & Elbert Lake Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Nebelhorn, CA. The route reaches Elbert Lake at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 1,007 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,532 – 7,546 ft · steepest grade: 28%3.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Waterfalls Trail 38.79207, -120.02086
Nearest town Nebelhorn, CA
Directions
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Elbert Lake & Elbert Lake Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 1,007 ft · 1 hr 38 min
Elevation 6,534–7,546 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Waterfalls Trail · 38.79207, -120.02086
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start on Elbert Lake Trail, heading S.
- 1.7 miReach Elbert Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.7 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
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