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.

Elevation

0 mi6,834 – 9,108 ft · steepest grade: 58%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.00974, -120.12518
Nearest town Rubicon Properties, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Lonely Gulch Flume, heading S.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left onto Lonely Gulch to Rubicon Peak Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right onto Rubicon Peak Trail, heading E.
  6. 1.3 miReach Rubicon Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.3 miSharp left onto Lonely Gulch to Rubicon Peak Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftBear left onto Lonely Gulch Flume, heading W.
  10. 0.3 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

ClearTemperature 83°F47°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°59°
Wed 83°58°
Thu 82°59°
Fri 82°60°
Sat 82°60°
Sun 83°59°

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