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
- Start on Lower Cold Creek, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Powerline Road, heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Lower Cold Creek, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lower Cold Creek Trail, heading N.
- 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°
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°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · loop · via Powerline Road
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 2.9 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
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