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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Gunmount North Road–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 858 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Gunmount North Road–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fallen Leaf, CA. It climbs 858 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,408 – 7,281 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clark Trail 38.88219, -120.05466
Nearest town Fallen Leaf, CA
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Gunmount North Road–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 858 ft · 1 hr 54 min

Elevation 6,407–7,282 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Clark Trail · 38.88219, -120.05466

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 68°F / low 41° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 100 ftSharp left onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miSharp right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading S.
  5. 0.7 miBear left onto Gunmount North Road, heading E.
  6. 250 ftReach Mule Deer Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 250 ftBear right onto Mule Deer Trail, heading E.
  8. 0.7 miSharp left onto Mule Deer Connector, heading N.
  9. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  11. 100 ftArrive 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/gunmount-north-road-mule-deer-connector-out-back-3-sights-7-km-09bd

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 68°F41°
Precip3%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 69°50°
Tue 71°46°
Wed 75°49°
Thu 70°49°
Fri 70°46°
Sat 70°46°

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