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2015-10-31 08 58 24 View north towards Mount Rose and Tamarack Lake from the Mount Rose Trail about 0.7 miles northwest of Mount Rose Summit, Nevada.jpg
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mud Lake–Tamarack Lake, 3 lakes

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,105 ft · 6 hr 47 min

Mud Lake–Tamarack Lake, 3 lakes is a 15.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Sundown Town, NV. The route passes Tamarack Lake before reaching Mud Lake at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 3,105 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,321 – 9,410 ft · steepest grade: 22%16.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Atoma Road 39.33009, -119.89096
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV
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Mud Lake–Tamarack Lake, 3 lakes

15.7 mi · ▲ 3,105 ft · 6 hr 47 min

Elevation 8,319–9,411 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Atoma Road · 39.33009, -119.89096

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 75°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tamarack Lake Trail, heading S.
  2. 2.4 miPass Tamarack Lake.
  3. 1.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right onto Gray Lake Trail, heading S.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  9. 0.4 miReach Mud Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Gray Lake Trail, heading NE.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.9 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 1.5 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftSharp left onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading E.
  16. 3.4 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/mud-lake-tamarack-lake-out-back-3-lakes-25-km-da41

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 75°F52°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 77°56°
Wed 79°56°
Thu 83°54°
Fri 83°54°
Sat 84°55°
Sun 84°53°

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