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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Scott Peak–Scott Peak Road, 3 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 2,005 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Scott Peak–Scott Peak Road, 3 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. The route reaches Scott Peak. It climbs 2,005 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,427 – 8,252 ft · steepest grade: 19%12.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.13688, -120.17167
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
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Scott Peak–Scott Peak Road, 3 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 2,005 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,428–8,253 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.13688, -120.17167

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  5. 0.5 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 1.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 0.5 miPass Scott Peak.
  13. 450 ftSharp left onto Scott Peak Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.8 miTurn left onto Scott Peak Road, heading NE.
  15. 1.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 1.9 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  18. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  23. 0.6 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/scott-peak-scott-peak-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 83°59°
Wed 82°54°
Thu 79°53°
Fri 79°54°
Sat 79°55°
Sun 80°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.4 mi in (~183 min). Leave by 4:48 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:42 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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