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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Bear Creek Trail–Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, 3 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,985 ft · 6 hr 2 min

Bear Creek Trail–Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, 3 sights is a 15.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It climbs 1,985 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,224 – 7,258 ft · steepest grade: 15%15.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail 39.16595, -120.14709
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Bear Creek Trail–Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, 3 sights

15.1 mi · ▲ 1,985 ft · 6 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,224–7,258 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Truckee River Bike Trail · 39.16595, -120.14709

Weather Sep 5: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

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

  1. Start on Truckee River Bike Trail, heading SW.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  4. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  7. 1.8 miBear left, heading NW.
  8. 3.5 miSharp right onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.9 miSharp left onto Alpine Crags Road, heading SW.
  11. 3.5 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  12. 2.1 miTurn left onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn right onto Truckee River Bike Trail, heading NE.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-tahoe-out-back-26-km-5d2d

Trail surface

97% dirt3% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:34 AMSunset 7:27 PM

Good to know

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

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