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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Pacific Crest Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 791 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Pacific Crest Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kirkwood, CA. It climbs 791 ft. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi8,380 – 8,783 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 38.69484, -119.98928
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
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Pacific Crest Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 791 ft · 2 hr 22 min

Elevation 8,379–8,784 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 38.69484, -119.98928

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

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftContinue straight onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 2.9 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/pacific-crest-trail-out-back-10-km-d45a

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~25 min). Leave by 6:17 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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