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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

High Meadows OHV Trail–Lower Cold Creek Trail, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 36 min

High Meadows OHV Trail–Lower Cold Creek Trail, 3 sights is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It climbs 475 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,450 – 6,624 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91102, -119.95262
Nearest town South Lake Tahoe, CA
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High Meadows OHV Trail–Lower Cold Creek Trail, 3 sights

4.1 mi · ▲ 475 ft · 1 hr 36 min

Elevation 6,451–6,623 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.91102, -119.95262

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left onto Lower Cold Creek Trail, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading S.
  6. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  7. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miContinue straight onto High Meadows OHV Trail, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miReach Lower Cold Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  17. 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading NE.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear left onto Lower Cold Creek Trail, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Powerline Trail, heading E.
  21. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  22. 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/high-meadows-ohv-trail-lower-cold-creek-trail-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

69% dirt31% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F52°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 85°64°
Wed 87°61°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 90°60°
Sat 91°61°
Sun 91°58°

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