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.

Elevation

0 mi6,227 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 16%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16377, -120.14702
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 350 ftSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  6. 1.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  7. 3.9 miReach Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 5.9 miTurn left onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading E.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
  10. 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
  11. 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

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°57°
Sun 82°55°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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