Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Gray Lake–Allison Ridge, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Gray Lake–Allison Ridge, 4 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. The route reaches Gray Lake at the turnaround, 2.5 miles in. It climbs 2,328 ft, with sections as steep as 49% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Gray Lake–Allison Ridge, 4 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 2,328 ft · 2 hr 48 min
Elevation 7,468–9,441 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Blackjack · 39.27102, -119.96273
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Blackjack, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Allison Ridge, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Rose Knob Peak, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Rose Knob Trail, heading NW.
- 0.7 miReach Gray Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Rose Knob Peak, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Allison Ridge, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blackjack, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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