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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Gilmore Lake

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,855 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Gilmore Lake is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fallen Leaf, CA. The route reaches Gilmore Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 1,855 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,582 – 8,393 ft · steepest grade: 32%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Alpine Falls Tract Road 38.87809, -120.07964
Nearest town Fallen Leaf, CA
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Gilmore Lake

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,855 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,583–8,393 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Alpine Falls Tract Road · 38.87809, -120.07964

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.9 miReach Gilmore Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/gilmore-lake-out-back-8-km-08df

Trail surface

61% dirt39% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F60°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 84°60°
Thu 87°61°
Fri 88°62°
Sat 88°62°
Sun 87°61°
Mon 86°60°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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