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High Fives Trail via Tamarack Lake Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back near Sundown Town, NV. It climbs 677 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,586 – 8,232 ft · steepest grade: 34%2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.33005, -119.88427
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV

Directions

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High Fives Trail via Tamarack Lake Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 677 ft · 58 min

Elevation 7,585–8,231 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.33005, -119.88427

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Dual Slalom Approach, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Dual Slalom Right Line, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Dual Slalom Left Line, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 200 ftContinue straight onto Black Rock, heading N.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sufferfest Expert DH, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right onto Skyline DH, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear right onto Lower Skyline, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Fives Trail, heading NE.
  13. 0.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miTurn left onto Dual Slalom Approach, heading E.
  17. 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading E.
  18. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 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

96% dirt1% gravel3% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:03 AMSunset 8:10 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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