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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Burton Creek Singletrack–Cedar Flat Trail, 4 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 1,621 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Burton Creek Singletrack–Cedar Flat Trail, 4 sights is an 11.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Lake Forest, CA. It climbs 1,621 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,319 – 7,796 ft · steepest grade: 27%11.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.18679, -120.12493
Nearest town Lake Forest, CA
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Burton Creek Singletrack–Cedar Flat Trail, 4 sights

11.1 mi · ▲ 1,621 ft · 4 hr 31 min

Elevation 6,319–7,796 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.18679, -120.12493

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftBear left onto Burton Creek Singletrack, heading W.
  4. 1.5 miBear left, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  6. 0.5 miBear left onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  8. 1.5 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading N.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 0.2 miSharp left onto Watson Peak Road, heading N.
  11. 0.3 miBear right onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miReach Burton Creek Singletrack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.5 miBear left onto Watson Peak Road, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Mount Watson Boulevard, heading S.
  16. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  17. 350 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  18. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading E.
  19. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  20. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  21. 500 ftBear right, heading SE.
  22. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Burton Creek Singletrack, heading S.
  23. 0.6 miBear right, heading SE.
  24. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  25. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mount-watson-boulevard-viewpoint-dollar-reservoir-out-back-3-lakes-15-km-22e5

Trail surface

82% dirt10% paved8% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

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