Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lake Genevieve–Genevieve Trail, 3 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,061 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Lake Genevieve–Genevieve Trail, 3 sights is a 15.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meeks Bay, CA. The route reaches Lake Genevieve. It climbs 2,061 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lake Genevieve–Genevieve Trail, 3 sights
15.8 mi · ▲ 2,061 ft · 6 hr 18 min
Elevation 6,244–7,610 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Meeks Bay Trailhead · 39.03739, -120.12646
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Meeks Creek North, heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Tahoe Yosemite Trail, heading SW.
- 2.9 miPass Lake Genevieve.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Genevieve Trail, heading W.
- 3.7 miReach Lake Genevieve, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.7 miTurn left onto Tahoe Yosemite Trail, heading NE.
- 2.9 miBear left onto Meeks Creek North, heading NE.
- 1.2 miArrive 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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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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