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 Sep 20: Overcast, high 67°F / low 48° · precip 1% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Blackjack, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Allison Ridge, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Rose Knob Peak, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Rose Knob Peak, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Allison Ridge, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Blackjack, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 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
OvercastTemperature 67°F48°
Precip1%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon
67°51°
Tue
72°47°
Wed
73°48°
Thu
69°48°
Fri
69°44°
Sat
69°45°
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- Blackjack & Jennifer 3.1 mi · ▲ 417 ft
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