Fallen Leaf Lake & Truckee Marsh via Sand Harbor is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. The route reaches Fallen Leaf Lake at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 139 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,250 – 6,388 ft3.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Truckee Marsh 38.92356, -120.02660
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA
Directions
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Fallen Leaf Lake & Truckee Marsh via Sand Harbor
3.3 mi · ▲ 139 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 6,249–6,389 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Truckee Marsh · 38.92356, -120.02660
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 82°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Truckee Marsh, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Truckee Marsh Cutoff, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sand Harbor, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Fallen Leaf Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Truckee Marsh Cutoff, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Truckee Marsh, heading NE.
- 50 ftArrive 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
Partly cloudyTemperature 82°F43°
Feels like80°Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°58°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
84°61°
Fri
84°62°
Sat
84°62°
Sun
85°61°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 15th Street Bike 3.3 mi · ▲ 27 ft
- Kiva Beach & Truckee Marsh via 15th Street Bike 3.8 mi · ▲ 111 ft
- Fallen Leaf Path via 15th Street Bike 4 mi · ▲ 56 ft
- 15th Street Bike 4.5 mi · ▲ 54 ft
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