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Incline Meadow & Incline Lake Creek is a 14-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. The route reaches Incline Meadow at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 2,943 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 38/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi7,038 – 8,334 ft · steepest grade: 26%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26338, -119.98422
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Incline Meadow & Incline Lake Creek

14 mi · ▲ 2,943 ft · 6 hr 8 min

Elevation 7,038–8,334 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26338, -119.98422

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  11. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  18. 1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Blackjack, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  26. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  28. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Incline Lake Creek, heading NE.
  30. 1.1 miReach Incline Meadow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  32. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  33. 0.7 miSharp right, heading W.
  34. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  35. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  36. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  37. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  38. 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
  39. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  40. 50 ftSharp right onto Blackjack, heading W.
  41. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  42. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  43. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  44. 0.4 miSharp left, heading N.
  45. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  46. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  47. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  48. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  49. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  50. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  51. 200 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  52. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  53. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  54. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  55. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  56. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  57. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  58. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  59. 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

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F52°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 87°58°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 87°59°
Sun 88°57°

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