Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lonely Gulch Flume
4.6 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Lonely Gulch Flume is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meeks Bay, CA. It climbs 406 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,670 – 7,090 ft4.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Sweetwater Drive 39.02877, -120.12512
Nearest town Meeks Bay, CA
Directions
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Lonely Gulch Flume
4.6 mi · ▲ 406 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,671–7,089 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Sweetwater Drive · 39.02877, -120.12512
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Lonely Gulch Flume, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftReach Lonely Gulch Flume, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°60°
Wed
84°58°
Thu
81°57°
Fri
81°58°
Sat
81°59°
Sun
81°57°
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Sweetwater Drive Trailhead
- Rubicon Peak–Lonely Gulch Flume, 3 sights 7.7 mi · ▲ 2,415 ft
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