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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Rainbow Viewpoint & Sand Harbor via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path

16.1 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Rainbow Viewpoint & Sand Harbor via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. The route reaches Rainbow Viewpoint at the turnaround, 8.1 miles in. It climbs 672 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,240 – 6,477 ft17.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.86164, -120.02261
Nearest town Meyers, CA
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Directions

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Rainbow Viewpoint & Sand Harbor via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path

16.1 mi · ▲ 672 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,240–6,477 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.86164, -120.02261

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 86°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Dogs allowed on leash

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 200 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  7. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  17. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  20. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  22. 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading NE.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  24. 1.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  25. 400 ftTurn right onto Panther, heading W.
  26. 0.3 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading N.
  27. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  28. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  29. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading N.
  30. 1.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  31. 150 ftBear left onto Lake of the Sky Trail, heading W.
  32. 50 ftReach Rainbow Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  34. 150 ftSharp right onto Rainbow Trail, heading W.
  35. 0.3 miContinue straight onto 15th Street Bike, heading E.
  36. 1 miBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.7 miBear left onto Sand Harbor, heading S.
  38. 0.9 miTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 400 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  40. 1.2 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading SE.
  41. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  42. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  43. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  45. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  46. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  47. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  48. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  49. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  50. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  51. 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
  52. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  53. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  54. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  55. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  56. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  57. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  58. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  59. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  60. 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  61. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  62. 50 ftArrive 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/rainbow-viewpoint-out-back-c311

Trail surface

61% dirt18% paved3% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 86°F43°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV9Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
90°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 87°58°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 89°63°
Fri 89°64°
Sat 89°65°
Sun 90°63°

Good to know

  • Dogs allowed on leash

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