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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Gray Lake–Allison Ridge, 4 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 4,678 ft · 7 hr 42 min

Gray Lake–Allison Ridge, 4 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. The route reaches Gray Lake at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 4,678 ft, with sections as steep as 43% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,546 – 9,443 ft · steepest grade: 43%17.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25007, -119.99610
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA
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Gray Lake–Allison Ridge, 4 sights

16.1 mi · ▲ 4,678 ft · 7 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,546–9,441 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25007, -119.99610

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 70°F / low 42° · precip 4% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 450 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 1 miBear left, heading S.
  23. 0.4 miBear left onto Allison Ridge, heading N.
  24. 0.9 miBear left onto Rose Knob Peak, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.4 miBear right onto Rose Knob Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftReach Gray Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  29. 0.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  30. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rose Knob Peak, heading SE.
  31. 0.4 miBear right onto Allison Ridge, heading SE.
  32. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  33. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  34. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  35. 0.4 miSharp left, heading S.
  36. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  38. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  39. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  41. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  42. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  44. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  48. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  49. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  50. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
  51. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  52. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  53. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  54. 0.1 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/gray-lake-gray-lake-out-back-5-sights-26-km

Trail surface

92% dirt8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 70°F42°
Feels like45°Precip4%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:48 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 72°51°
Thu 74°50°
Fri 65°45°
Sat 68°45°
Sun 59°33°
Mon 65°34°

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