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.

Elevation

0 mi7,468 – 9,443 ft · steepest grade: 49%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blackjack 39.27102, -119.96273
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Blackjack, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  4. 100 ftContinue straight onto Allison Ridge, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.9 miBear left onto Rose Knob Peak, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Rose Knob Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.7 miReach Gray Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.4 miTurn right onto Rose Knob Peak, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Allison Ridge, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blackjack, heading S.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  16. 50 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

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 79°F56°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 80°61°
Wed 81°56°
Thu 85°56°
Fri 85°57°
Sat 85°57°
Sun 86°55°

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