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 Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left onto Mule Deer Trail, heading SW.
- 0.7 miReach Mule Deer Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.2 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
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F43°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV9Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
86°58°
Wed
86°59°
Thu
90°62°
Fri
90°64°
Sat
90°64°
Sun
89°63°
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- Devron Connector–Tahoe Mountain Trail (South), 3 sights 4 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path 5 mi · ▲ 344 ft
- Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path 5.2 mi · ▲ 309 ft
- Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path 5.3 mi · ▲ 426 ft
- Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path 5.5 mi · ▲ 393 ft
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