Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Christmas Valley Trail–Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT), 3 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,409 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Christmas Valley Trail–Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT), 3 sights is a 12.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Nebelhorn, CA. It climbs 2,409 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Christmas Valley Trail–Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT), 3 sights
12.1 mi · ▲ 2,409 ft · 5 hr 14 min
Elevation 6,510–8,081 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 38.78877, -120.00075
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 82°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT), heading S.
- 1.7 miSharp right onto Christmas Valley Trail, heading N.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.3 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.8 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow to PCT), heading SE.
- 1.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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