Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lost Lake–Backside (Lower), 6 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,147 ft · 5 hr 54 min
Lost Lake–Backside (Lower), 6 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoma Meadows, CA. The route reaches Lost Lake at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 2,147 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Lost Lake–Backside (Lower), 6 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,147 ft · 5 hr 54 min
Elevation 6,342–7,698 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.06389, -120.14352
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Backside (Lower), heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto North Fire Road, heading SW.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Lily Pond Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto General Creek Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miSharp left onto Lost Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 1.9 miReach Lost Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.9 miSharp right onto General Creek Trail, heading W.
- 2.2 miTurn right onto Lily Pond Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Backside (Lower), heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
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