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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Baron & Panther via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path

14 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Lake Baron & Panther via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path is a 14-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Camp Richardson, CA. The route reaches Lake Baron at the turnaround, 7 miles in. It climbs 726 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,286 – 6,477 ft14.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fallen Leaf Campground 38.92278, -120.04587
Nearest town Camp Richardson, CA
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Directions

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Lake Baron & Panther via Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path

14 mi · ▲ 726 ft · 5 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,288–6,477 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Fallen Leaf Campground · 38.92278, -120.04587

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Fallen Leaf Campground, heading E.
  2. 0.5 miBear right onto Panther, heading SE.
  3. 2.4 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 200 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  14. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  20. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 miReach Lake Baron, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  29. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  30. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  31. 0.4 miSharp right, heading N.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  35. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  36. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  39. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  40. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  41. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Panther, heading NW.
  42. 1.1 miBear left onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading NW.
  43. 0.4 miArrive 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/sawmill-pond-lake-baron-out-back-26-km

Trail surface

86% dirt6% paved8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 87°62°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 84°60°
Fri 83°61°
Sat 84°61°
Sun 84°60°

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