Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Freel Peak–Freel Pass, 6 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 4,523 ft · 7 hr 18 min
Freel Peak–Freel Pass, 6 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. The route passes Freel Pass before reaching Freel Peak at the turnaround, 7.5 miles in. It climbs 4,523 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Freel Peak–Freel Pass, 6 sights
15.1 mi · ▲ 4,523 ft · 7 hr 18 min
Elevation 6,316–10,856 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.87304, -119.98224
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Corral Trail, heading SE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear right onto Corral Trail, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Corral Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Armstrong Connector Trail, heading N.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 2.1 miPass Freel Pass.
- 350 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Freel Peak Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miReach Freel Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 2.1 miTurn right onto Armstrong Pass Trail, heading NW.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Armstrong Connector Trail, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left onto Corral Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Sierra Sidewinder, heading S.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Corral Trail, heading S.
- 1.3 miTurn left onto Powerline Road, heading NW.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.0 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 5:37 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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- Powerline Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 306 ft
- Corral Trail via Powerline Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 386 ft
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- Corral Trail–Incense Cedar, 3 sights 6.7 mi · ▲ 524 ft
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