Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mule Deer Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Mule Deer Trail is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. It climbs 533 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,355 – 6,660 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89085, -120.03174
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA

Directions

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Mule Deer Trail

3.3 mi · ▲ 533 ft · 1 hr 22 min

Elevation 6,354–6,660 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.89085, -120.03174

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SW.
  7. 0.7 miReach Mule Deer Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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