Marlette Lake Vista Point–Twin Lakes, 7 sights is a 13.8-mile out-and-back in Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route passes Hidden Beach, Lake Tahoe and Twin Lakes before reaching Marlette Lake Vista Point at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 2,719 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,300 – 8,682 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Tahoe East Shore Trail 39.23454, -119.93017
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
Directions
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Marlette Lake Vista Point–Twin Lakes, 7 sights
13.8 mi · ▲ 2,719 ft · 5 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,299–8,681 ft
Out & Back · Spooner Lake & Backcountry State Park
Trailhead: Tahoe East Shore Trail · 39.23454, -119.93017
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftPass Hidden Beach.
- 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading E.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Incline Flume Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1 miContinue straight onto NFD 041 Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miPass Twin Lakes.
- 2.9 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Marlette Peak), heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach Marlette Lake Vista Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 3.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn left onto NFD 041 Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading N.
- 1 miTurn right onto Incline Flume Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tunnel Creek Road, heading NE.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe East Shore Trail, heading SE.
- 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
87% dirt9% paved4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F51°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
84°63°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
90°58°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°57°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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