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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Griff Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Griff Creek Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 626 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,559 – 7,189 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25443, -120.03994
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Griff Creek Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 626 ft · 1 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,560–7,189 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25443, -120.03994

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 60°F / low 43° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 230 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.5 miSharp left onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miReach Griff Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.9 miSharp right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  12. 400 ftBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.4 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/griff-creek-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 60°F43°
Feels like39°Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 59°40°
Mon 70°40°
Tue 74°46°
Wed 76°53° 16%
Thu 77°56°
Fri 75°51°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 230 m from the trailhead

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