Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Alpine Crags Road & Granlibakken Wilderness Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Alpine Crags Road & Granlibakken Wilderness Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It climbs 1,818 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 56/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Alpine Crags Road & Granlibakken Wilderness Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail
13.9 mi · ▲ 1,818 ft · 5 hr 33 min
Elevation 6,228–7,258 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.16377, -120.14702
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 3.9 miReach Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 5.9 miTurn left onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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