Mount Tallac–Fallen Leaf Lake, 3 summits is a 12.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kiva Beach, CA. The route passes Fallen Leaf Lake before reaching Mount Tallac at the turnaround, 6.4 miles in. It climbs 3,458 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 63/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,247 – 9,722 ft · steepest grade: 27%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93496, -120.05288
Nearest town Kiva Beach, CA
Directions
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Mount Tallac–Fallen Leaf Lake, 3 summits
12.7 mi · ▲ 3,458 ft · 5 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,247–9,722 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.93496, -120.05288
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear right onto Moraine Trail, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Fallen Leaf Lake.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Floating Island / Mount Tallac Trail, heading W.
- 3.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mount Tallac Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Mount Tallac, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Floating Island / Mount Tallac Trail, heading SW.
- 3.9 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 350 ftBear left onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
Trail surface
99% dirt1% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F43°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°58°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
84°60°
Fri
83°61°
Sat
84°61°
Sun
84°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.4 mi in (~260 min). Leave by 3:31 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Kiva Beach & Fallen Leaf Path via 15th Street Bike 2.2 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Moraine Trail via 15th Street Bike 2.5 mi · ▲ 109 ft
- 15th Street Bike 2.9 mi · ▲ 28 ft
- Truckee Marsh Loop via 15th Street Bike 3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- Kiva Beach–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights 13.4 mi · ▲ 1,386 ft
- Sawmill Pond–Mule Deer Connector, 3 sights 16.1 mi · ▲ 1,391 ft
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