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Mud Lake–Allison Ridge, 4 sights is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. The route reaches Mud Lake at the turnaround, 2.4 miles in. It climbs 2,355 ft, with sections as steep as 47% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,228 – 9,485 ft · steepest grade: 47%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26987, -119.96613
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Mud Lake–Allison Ridge, 4 sights

4.8 mi · ▲ 2,355 ft · 2 hr 47 min

Elevation 7,226–9,485 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26987, -119.96613

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Blackjack, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Allison Ridge, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  8. 0.9 miBear left onto Rose Knob Peak, heading N.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.5 miTurn left onto Rose Knob Peak, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miBear right onto Allison Ridge, heading S.
  13. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Blackjack, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftArrive 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

ClearTemperature 80°F57°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 81°61°
Wed 82°57°
Thu 86°57°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 86°58°
Sun 87°56°

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