Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Freel Peak–Freel Pass Loop, 7 sights
13.7 mi · ▲ 4,480 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Freel Peak–Freel Pass Loop, 7 sights is a 13.7-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fountain Place, CA. The route passes Armstrong Pass, Freel Peak and Freel Pass. It climbs 4,480 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade. It scores 92/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Freel Peak–Freel Pass Loop, 7 sights
13.7 mi · ▲ 4,480 ft · 6 hr 48 min
Elevation 7,660–10,872 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Armstrong Pass Trail · 38.85632, -119.94054
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Armstrong Pass Trail, heading S.
- 3.7 miPass Armstrong Pass.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Horse Meadows Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Willow Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach Freel Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.9 miTurn right onto Jobs Peak Trail, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp left onto Freel Peak to Jobs Sister and Jobs Peak Trail, heading E.
- 2.2 miPass Freel Peak.
- 200 ftBear left onto Freel Peak Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miPass Freel Pass.
- 150 ftSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 2.1 miThe loop closes 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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The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:47 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:28 PM — 11 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Armstrong Pass Trail Trailhead
- Freel Pass via Tahoe Rim Trail 4.3 mi · ▲ 2,030 ft
- Star Lake & Freel Pass via Tahoe Rim Trail 7.9 mi · ▲ 2,633 ft
- Armstrong Connector Trail–Incense Cedar, 3 sights 9 mi · ▲ 1,276 ft
- Jobs Peak–Freel Peak, 5 summits 11.7 mi · ▲ 5,807 ft
- Armstrong Pass–Armstrong Pass Trail, 4 sights 14 mi · ▲ 1,908 ft
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