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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mule Deer Connector & Panther via Angora Ridge Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Mule Deer Connector & Panther via Angora Ridge Trail is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. It climbs 1,596 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 9/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,316 – 7,326 ft · steepest grade: 28%16.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.92550, -120.04568
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA
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Mule Deer Connector & Panther via Angora Ridge Trail

15.3 mi · ▲ 1,596 ft · 5 hr 54 min

Elevation 6,317–7,325 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.92550, -120.04568

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.7 miBear right onto Panther, heading SE.
  4. 2.4 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading N.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading SW.
  20. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  21. 1 miSharp left onto Angora Lake Trail, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miReach Panther, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  25. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading NE.
  26. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading NE.
  28. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  30. 250 ftBear left, heading E.
  31. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  33. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  34. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  35. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  37. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  39. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading N.
  40. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  41. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Panther, heading W.
  42. 1.1 miBear left onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading NW.
  43. 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
  44. 0.3 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/fallen-leaf-lake-out-back-26-km-b11e

Trail surface

87% dirt5% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F43°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°58°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 84°60°
Fri 83°61°
Sat 84°61°
Sun 84°60°

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