Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Scott Peak–Ward Peak, 4 summits
14.9 mi · ▲ 3,554 ft · 6 hr 45 min
Scott Peak–Ward Peak, 4 summits is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. The route passes Ward Peak and Scott Peak. It climbs 3,554 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 78/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Scott Peak–Ward Peak, 4 summits
14.9 mi · ▲ 3,554 ft · 6 hr 45 min
Elevation 6,537–8,618 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.14047, -120.19165
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Ward Peak.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach Scott Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miPass Scott Peak.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Scott Peak Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto Scott Peak Road, heading SW.
- 1.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~178 min). Leave by 4:54 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:33 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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