Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Rubicon Peak–Lonely Gulch Flume, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Rubicon Peak–Lonely Gulch Flume, 3 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Rubicon Properties, CA. The route reaches Rubicon Peak at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 2,250 ft, with sections as steep as 58% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 62/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rubicon Peak–Lonely Gulch Flume, 3 sights
3.8 mi · ▲ 2,250 ft · 2 hr 24 min
Elevation 6,835–9,109 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.00974, -120.12518
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lonely Gulch Flume, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lonely Gulch to Rubicon Peak Trail, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Rubicon Peak Trail, heading E.
- 1.3 miReach Rubicon Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miSharp left onto Lonely Gulch to Rubicon Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lonely Gulch Flume, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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