Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
High Meadows Spur Trail–Lower Cold Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 6 min
High Meadows Spur Trail–Lower Cold Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights is a 2.8-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It climbs 318 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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High Meadows Spur Trail–Lower Cold Creek Trail Loop, 3 sights
2.8 mi · ▲ 318 ft · 1 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,402–6,717 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.89803, -119.95761
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 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.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto High Meadows Spur Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Lower Cold Creek Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:33 PM — 7 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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