Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Grass Lake Spur & Grass Lake via Tahoe Rim Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 973 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Grass Lake Spur & Grass Lake via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Nebelhorn, CA. It climbs 973 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,395 – 8,035 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Approach to Luther Spires 38.79365, -119.99595
Nearest town Nebelhorn, CA

Directions

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Grass Lake Spur & Grass Lake via Tahoe Rim Trail

4.9 mi · ▲ 973 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 7,395–8,034 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Approach to Luther Spires · 38.79365, -119.99595

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Approach to Luther Spires, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  3. 1.5 miSharp right onto Grass Lake Spur, heading SE.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Grass Lake, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miReach Grass Lake Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.9 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  7. 1.5 miTurn left onto Approach to Luther Spires, heading W.
  8. 400 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

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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