Lily Lake–Lake of the Woods, 4 sights is a 12.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fallen Leaf, CA. The route passes Lily Lake and Lake of the Woods. It climbs 3,252 ft, with sections as steep as 26% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,634 – 8,409 ft · steepest grade: 26%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Clark Trail 38.88219, -120.05466
Nearest town Fallen Leaf, CA
Directions
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Lily Lake–Lake of the Woods, 4 sights
12.9 mi · ▲ 3,252 ft · 5 hr 56 min
Elevation 6,634–8,409 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Clark Trail · 38.88219, -120.05466
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Lily Lake Trail, heading W.
- 1.5 miPass Lily Lake.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Tamarack Trail, heading NW.
- 2.7 miContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miPass Lake of the Woods.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 400 ftReach Lily Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 1 miContinue straight onto Tamarack Trail, heading E.
- 2.7 miSharp right onto Lily Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 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
90% dirt10% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV9Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
83°59°
Wed
83°58°
Thu
86°60°
Fri
86°61°
Sat
86°61°
Sun
87°60°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Clark Trail Trailhead
- Angora Ridge Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 182 ft
- Angora Lake Trail & Lily Lake Trail via Angora Ridge Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 1,005 ft
- Angora Ridge Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 587 ft
- Sawmill Pond–Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 924 ft
- Gunmount North Road–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 858 ft
- Lily Lake & Lily Lake Trail via Angora Ridge Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 746 ft
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