Third Creek Pond–Gray Lake Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 13.5-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route reaches Third Creek Pond. It climbs 2,711 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi8,409 – 10,319 ft · steepest grade: 19%13.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Rest Stop to Relay 39.31323, -119.89742
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV
Directions
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Third Creek Pond–Gray Lake Trail Loop, 5 sights
13.5 mi · ▲ 2,711 ft · 5 hr 51 min
Elevation 8,410–10,319 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Rest Stop to Relay · 39.31323, -119.89742
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tamarack Lake Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Incline Lake Road, heading S.
- 350 ftReach Third Creek Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Gray Lake Trail, heading W.
- 1.4 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 3.4 miSharp right, heading N.
- 1.3 miPass Third Creek Pond.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Third Creek Pond, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading SE.
- 3 miContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Rest Stop to Relay Trailhead
- Blackjack & Third Creek Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 14.2 mi · ▲ 2,649 ft
- Mount Houghton–Third Creek Pond, 3 summits 10.1 mi · ▲ 1,855 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail–Third Creek Trail, 5 sights 15.7 mi · ▲ 2,422 ft
- Incline Flume Trail–Third Creek Trail, 3 sights 12.4 mi · ▲ 2,320 ft
- Jennifer & Third Creek Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 11.3 mi · ▲ 2,156 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak) 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,162 ft
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