Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lower Cold Creek Trail–Lower Cold Creek, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Lower Cold Creek Trail–Lower Cold Creek, 3 sights is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fountain Place, CA. It climbs 334 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Lower Cold Creek Trail–Lower Cold Creek, 3 sights
2.6 mi · ▲ 334 ft · 1 hr 2 min
Elevation 6,296–6,642 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: High Meadows Trailhead · 38.89558, -119.94828
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Power Line Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lower Cold Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Lower Cold Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Powerline Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Power Line Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miArrive 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.1 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:23 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from High Meadows Trailhead Trailhead
- High Meadows Spur Trail–Lower Cold Creek Trail, 3 sights 2 mi · ▲ 195 ft
- Powerline Road 2.1 mi · ▲ 310 ft
- High Meadows OHV Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 243 ft
- Cold Creek Trail Loop 2.5 mi · ▲ 422 ft
- High Meadows Road 4.7 mi · ▲ 1,308 ft
- Al Tahoe Connector–Lower Cold Creek Trail, 3 sights 6.6 mi · ▲ 534 ft
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