Upper Angora Lake–Lower Angora Lake, 3 lakes is a 1.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fallen Leaf, CA. The route passes Upper Angora Lake before reaching Lower Angora Lake at the turnaround, 0.6 miles in. It is mostly level, with 197 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,218 – 7,435 ft1.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Angora Ridge Road 38.87084, -120.06273
Nearest town Fallen Leaf, CA
Directions
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Upper Angora Lake–Lower Angora Lake, 3 lakes
1.3 mi · ▲ 197 ft · 32 min
Elevation 7,217–7,436 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Angora Ridge Road · 38.87084, -120.06273
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Angora Ridge Road, heading SW.
- 0.6 miPass Lower Angora Lake.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Upper Angora Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 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
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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