Madden Creek is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Homewood, CA. It climbs 808 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,316 – 7,149 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.09478, -120.16598
Nearest town Homewood, CA
Directions
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Madden Creek
3.8 mi · ▲ 808 ft · 1 hr 40 min
Elevation 6,317–7,149 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.09478, -120.16598
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Madden Creek, heading W.
- 0.8 miReach Madden Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 1.1 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
More from this trailhead
- Cedar Ridge Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 756 ft
- Lake Louise & Lower Mountain Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,514 ft
- Upper Mountain Viewpoint via Cedar Ridge Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 974 ft
- Lower Mountain Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 604 ft
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