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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

High Meadows Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft · 2 hr 55 min

High Meadows Road is a 6.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It climbs 1,503 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,388 – 7,848 ft · steepest grade: 18%7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89839, -119.96325
Nearest town South Lake Tahoe, CA
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High Meadows Road

6.5 mi · ▲ 1,503 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 6,388–7,849 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.89839, -119.96325

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 85°F / low 41° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading E.
  9. 50 ftSharp right onto Cold Creek Trail, heading E.
  10. 1.2 miTurn right onto Cold Creek Connector, heading E.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto High Meadows Road, heading E.
  12. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 1.2 miTurn right onto Cold Creek Connector, heading NW.
  14. 250 ftTurn left onto Cold Creek Trail, heading NW.
  15. 1.1 miSharp left onto Power Line Trail, heading SW.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  20. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  22. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 400 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/high-meadows-road-out-back-10-km-610f

Trail surface

62% dirt38% gravel

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 85°F41°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 88°57°
Wed 88°57°
Thu 92°59°
Fri 91°61°
Sat 92°61°
Sun 92°59°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:50 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.

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