Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Showers Lake–Little Round Top Trail Loop, 5 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,450 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Showers Lake–Little Round Top Trail Loop, 5 sights is a 7.3-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kirkwood, CA. The route reaches Showers Lake. It climbs 1,450 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
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Showers Lake–Little Round Top Trail Loop, 5 sights
7.3 mi · ▲ 1,450 ft · 3 hr 10 min
Elevation 8,353–9,226 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Schneider Camp 4WD Trail · 38.72601, -120.04790
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Schneider Camp 4WD Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Little Round Top Trail, heading N.
- 3 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 2 miPass Showers Lake.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Showers Lake Trail, heading S.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Schneider Camp Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miThe loop closes 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 0.8 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:08 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:36 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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