Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Rubicon Peak–Lonely Gulch Flume, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 2,415 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Rubicon Peak–Lonely Gulch Flume, 3 sights is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meeks Bay, CA. The route reaches Rubicon Peak at the turnaround, 3.9 miles in. It climbs 2,415 ft, with sections as steep as 48% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Rubicon Peak–Lonely Gulch Flume, 3 sights
7.7 mi · ▲ 2,415 ft · 3 hr 46 min
Elevation 6,671–9,109 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Sweetwater Drive · 39.02877, -120.12512
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 1.1 miSharp left onto Lonely Gulch Flume, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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 SW.
- 50 ftBear left onto Lonely Gulch Flume, heading W.
- 1.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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