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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.

Elevation

0 mi8,353 – 9,226 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Schneider Camp 4WD Trail 38.72601, -120.04790
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
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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 Aug 3: Clear, high 74°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Schneider Camp 4WD Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Little Round Top Trail, heading N.
  3. 3 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
  4. 2 miPass Showers Lake.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Showers Lake Trail, heading S.
  6. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Schneider Camp Trail, heading S.
  7. 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.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/showers-lake-loop

Trail surface

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 74°F53°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 76°55°
Wed 77°56°
Thu 82°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 82°57°
Sun 82°55°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~43 min). Leave by 7:08 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:48 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp. Car visible from the viewpoint

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