Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lower Cold Creek Trail–Lower Cold Creek, 3 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Lower Cold Creek Trail–Lower Cold Creek, 3 sights is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It climbs 467 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,296 – 6,549 ft3.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lower Cold Creek 38.90883, -119.96129
Nearest town South Lake Tahoe, CA

Directions

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Lower Cold Creek Trail–Lower Cold Creek, 3 sights

3.1 mi · ▲ 467 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,296–6,549 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lower Cold Creek · 38.90883, -119.96129

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 59°F / low 45° · precip 22% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Lower Cold Creek, heading SE.
  2. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  3. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miBear right onto Powerline Road, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miReach Lower Cold Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lower Cold Creek Trail, heading N.
  15. 0.6 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

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 59°F45°
Feels like48°Precip22%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity68%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°45° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 11% rain4 AM: 9% rain5 AM: 9% rain6 AM: 12% rain7 AM: 15% rain8 AM: 22% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 9% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 5% rain2 PM: 5% rain3 PM: 4% rain4 PM: 2% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 4% rain9 PM: 3% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sat 64°42°
Sun 64°44°
Mon 73°41°
Tue 77°45°
Wed 66°52° 23%
Thu 71°53°

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