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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path is an 8.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. It climbs 1,199 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,263 – 7,008 ft · steepest grade: 28%8.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89595, -120.03865
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA
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Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path

8.2 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft · 3 hr 20 min

Elevation 6,265–7,010 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.89595, -120.03865

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 42° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  6. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  10. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  14. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading NE.
  16. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  17. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  18. 400 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  20. 450 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 450 ftTurn left onto Sand Harbor, heading NW.
  22. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftSharp left, heading S.
  24. 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  25. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  26. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  27. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  31. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  34. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  35. 200 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading SW.
  37. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  38. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  39. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-tahoe-boulevard-bike-path-out-back-13-km-7e3c

Trail surface

73% dirt10% paved17% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F42°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°57°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 82°59°
Fri 82°60°
Sat 83°60°
Sun 83°59°

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