Gray Lake–Allison Ridge, 4 sights is an 11.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. The route reaches Gray Lake at the turnaround, 5.7 miles in. It climbs 3,809 ft, with sections as steep as 39% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,716 – 9,443 ft · steepest grade: 39%12.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25675, -119.97158
Nearest town Incline Village, NV
Directions
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Gray Lake–Allison Ridge, 4 sights
11.4 mi · ▲ 3,809 ft · 5 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,715–9,441 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25675, -119.97158
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 79°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 350 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Allison Ridge, heading E.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Rose Knob Peak, heading NE.
- 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 NW.
- 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.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.6 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 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
88% dirt12% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F56°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity24%
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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