Pacific Crest Trail is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kirkwood, CA. It climbs 768 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,380 – 8,783 ft5.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Meiss Trailhead 38.69663, -119.99184
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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Pacific Crest Trail
5.5 mi · ▲ 768 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 8,379–8,784 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Meiss Trailhead · 38.69663, -119.99184
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading W.
- 2.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:22 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.3 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Pacific Crest Trail
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