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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Antone Meadows Trail & Cedar Flat Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,372 ft · 6 hr 29 min

Antone Meadows Trail & Cedar Flat Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 2,372 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,322 – 7,359 ft · steepest grade: 27%16.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23364, -120.07887
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
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Antone Meadows Trail & Cedar Flat Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

15.9 mi · ▲ 2,372 ft · 6 hr 29 min

Elevation 6,323–7,358 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.23364, -120.07887

Weather Sep 22: Overcast, high 71°F / low 51° · precip 5% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 763 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left onto BP, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  4. 1.4 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  8. 0.7 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading S.
  9. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading SW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  14. 250 ftContinue straight onto Antone Meadows Trail, heading SW.
  15. 1.9 miReach Cedar Flat Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 1.9 miBear left, heading E.
  17. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  19. 0.5 miTurn right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading N.
  20. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  21. 0.8 miBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading E.
  22. 0.7 miTurn right onto Hanes Flat, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  24. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
  26. 1.4 miSharp left onto BP, heading E.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  28. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-tahoe-out-back-26-km-3244

Trail surface

98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 71°F51°
Precip5%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity46%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 74°52°
Thu 69°49°
Fri 64°45°
Sat 66°46°
Sun 59°38°
Mon 65°37°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 763 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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