Scenic Overlook–Olympic Trail, 3 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Summit Village, NV. The route reaches Scenic Overlook at the turnaround, 3.8 miles in. It climbs 1,609 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,601 – 7,855 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Olympic Trail 38.96078, -119.88725
Nearest town Summit Village, NV
Directions
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Scenic Overlook–Olympic Trail, 3 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,609 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 6,603–7,855 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Olympic Trail · 38.96078, -119.88725
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 80°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 13 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Olympic Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left onto Van Sickle Trail, heading NW.
- 2.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftReach Scenic Overlook, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.9 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left onto Olympic Trail, heading E.
- 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
99% dirt1% gravel
Weather
ClearTemperature 80°F56°
Precip0%Wind13 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
80°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
80°59°
Wed
88°58°
Thu
88°54°
Fri
87°56°
Sat
87°57°
Sun
88°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~46 min). Leave by 7:05 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Castle Rock Trail & Olympic Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 2,184 ft
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