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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Grass Lake Trail–Grass Lake, 4 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 906 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Grass Lake Trail–Grass Lake, 4 sights is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Nebelhorn, CA. It climbs 906 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,527 – 7,943 ft · steepest grade: 32%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grass Lake 38.79662, -119.97408
Nearest town Nebelhorn, CA
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Grass Lake Trail–Grass Lake, 4 sights

10.2 mi · ▲ 906 ft · 3 hr 51 min

Elevation 7,526–7,942 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Grass Lake · 38.79662, -119.97408

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

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Grass Lake, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Grass Lake Trail, heading S.
  3. 2.2 miSharp right onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading S.
  4. 1.6 miTurn right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear left onto Lakeview Road, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Scotts Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miReach Grass Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lakeview Road, heading NE.
  11. 150 ftBear right onto Scotts Lake Road, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading NE.
  13. 1.6 miSharp left onto Grass Lake Trail, heading N.
  14. 2.2 miSharp right onto Grass Lake, heading N.
  15. 0.3 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/grass-lake-trail-grass-lake-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

74% dirt26% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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