Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Luther Pass–Grass Lake Trail, 5 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Luther Pass–Grass Lake Trail, 5 sights is a 5.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Nebelhorn, CA. The route reaches Luther Pass at the turnaround, 2.6 miles in. It climbs 286 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi7,701 – 7,792 ft5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Grass Lake 38.79662, -119.97408
Nearest town Nebelhorn, CA
Directions
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Luther Pass–Grass Lake Trail, 5 sights
5.2 mi · ▲ 286 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 7,701–7,791 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Grass Lake · 38.79662, -119.97408
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grass Lake, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Grass Lake Trail, heading S.
- 2.2 miTurn left onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left onto Old Luther Pass Road, heading N.
- 450 ftReach Luther Pass, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 450 ftBear right onto Scotts Lake Luther Connector, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Grass Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 2.2 miSharp right onto Grass Lake, heading SE.
- 0.3 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
84% dirt3% paved13% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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