Dicks Peak–Inspiration Point, 3 summits is a 13.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Emerald Bay, CA. The route passes Inspiration Point before reaching Dicks Peak at the turnaround, 6.7 miles in. It climbs 4,256 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,824 – 9,968 ft · steepest grade: 39%13.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.94634, -120.09911
Nearest town Emerald Bay, CA
Directions
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Dicks Peak–Inspiration Point, 3 summits
13.5 mi · ▲ 4,256 ft · 6 hr 38 min
Elevation 6,824–9,968 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.94634, -120.09911
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Inspiration Point.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bayview Trail, heading S.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Eagle Falls Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 2.7 miReach Dicks Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.6 miTurn right onto Eagle Falls Trail, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Bayview Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 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
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.3 mi in (~208 min). Leave by 3:15 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Inspiration Point–Eagle Lake, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 4,203 ft
- Upper Eagle Falls–Vista, 5 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 3,436 ft
- Cascade Falls–Inspiration Point, 3 summits 1.8 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Bayview Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,621 ft
- Azure Lake & Azure Lake trail via Bayview Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 2,305 ft
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