Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Mount Baldy–Mud Lake, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,863 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Mount Baldy–Mud Lake, 4 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route passes Mud Lake and Mount Baldy. It climbs 2,863 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 72/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Mount Baldy–Mud Lake, 4 sights
15.3 mi · ▲ 2,863 ft · 6 hr 32 min
Elevation 8,351–9,485 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Incline Lake Road · 39.30028, -119.92212
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Incline Lake Road, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Gray Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 1.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miPass Mud Lake.
- 2 miTurn right onto Marlene, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Mount Baldy.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miReach Mount Baldy, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 2 miBear right onto Marlene, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miContinue straight onto Gray Lake Trail, heading SE.
- 1.4 miBear left onto Incline Lake Road, heading E.
- 0.2 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 5.5 mi in (~173 min). Leave by 4:58 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Incline Lake Road Trailhead
- Third Creek Pond via Incline Lake Road 4.1 mi · ▲ 823 ft
- Mud Lake & Gray Lake Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 1,180 ft
- Incline Meadow–Incline Lake Creek, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 658 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 7.1 mi · ▲ 1,034 ft
- Mount Houghton & Third Creek Pond via Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,912 ft
- Third Creek Pond & Tahoe Rim Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 2,180 ft
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