Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Incline Meadow–Incline Lake Creek, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Incline Meadow–Incline Lake Creek, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route reaches Incline Meadow. It climbs 658 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,107 – 8,557 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Incline Lake Road 39.30028, -119.92212
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)

Directions

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Incline Meadow–Incline Lake Creek, 3 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 658 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 8,107–8,557 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Incline Lake Road · 39.30028, -119.92212

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Incline Lake, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Incline Lake Creek, heading S.
  3. 50 ftPass Incline Meadow.
  4. 1.1 miBear left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miBear right onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading NE.
  8. 450 ftContinue straight onto Tyrolean Downhill, heading S.
  9. 50 ftReach Incline Meadow, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Tyrolean Alternate, heading SE.
  11. 450 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 300 ftTurn left onto Old Mount Rose Highway, heading SW.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 300 ftContinue straight onto Incline Lake Creek, heading SW.
  16. 1.1 miTurn right onto Incline Lake, heading NE.
  17. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F51°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 76°55°
Wed 78°55°
Thu 83°53°
Fri 83°53°
Sat 83°54°
Sun 83°52°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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