Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mud Lake & Gray Lake Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,180 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Mud Lake & Gray Lake Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route reaches Mud Lake at the turnaround, 2.1 miles in. It climbs 1,180 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,409 – 9,410 ft · steepest grade: 25%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Incline Lake Road 39.30028, -119.92212
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)

Directions

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Mud Lake & Gray Lake Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

4.2 mi · ▲ 1,180 ft · 1 hr 59 min

Elevation 8,410–9,411 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

  1. Start on Incline Lake Road, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear right onto Gray Lake Trail, heading SW.
  3. 1.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.4 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Gray Lake Trail, heading NE.
  6. 1.4 miBear left onto Incline Lake Road, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 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

86% dirt14% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F51°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 76°55°
Wed 78°55°
Thu 83°53°
Fri 83°53°
Sat 83°54°
Sun 83°52°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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