Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
High Meadows Road
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,351 ft · 2 hr 37 min
High Meadows Road is a 5.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It climbs 1,351 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 77/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,546 – 7,848 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89803, -119.95761
Nearest town South Lake Tahoe, CA
Directions
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High Meadows Road
5.8 mi · ▲ 1,351 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 6,544–7,849 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.89803, -119.95761
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 71°F / low 48° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left onto Power Line Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Cold Creek Trail, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Cold Creek Connector, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto High Meadows Road, heading NE.
- 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miTurn right onto Cold Creek Connector, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Cold Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Power Line Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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
58% dirt42% gravel
Weather
OvercastTemperature 71°F48°
Precip3%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon
73°53°
Tue
72°51°
Wed
78°47°
Thu
75°50°
Fri
74°46°
Sat
75°45°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Star Lake & Star Lake Trail 14 mi · ▲ 2,629 ft
- Monument Pass & Cold Creek Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 2,352 ft
- High Meadows OHV Trail & Incense Cedar via Powerline Road 2.2 mi · ▲ 194 ft
- High Meadows Spur Trail–Lower Cold Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights 2.8 mi · ▲ 318 ft
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