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
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Dual Slalom Approach, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Dual Slalom Right Line, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dual Slalom Left Line, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Black Rock, heading N.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Sufferfest Expert DH, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Skyline DH, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Lower Skyline, heading NE.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto High Fives Trail, heading NE.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Dual Slalom Approach, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 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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