ALP122 & Schneider Camp Trail via Pacific Crest Trail is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kirkwood, CA. It climbs 2,535 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi8,180 – 9,413 ft · steepest grade: 20%9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Schneider Camp 4WD Trail 38.72601, -120.04790
Nearest town Kirkwood, CA
Directions
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ALP122 & Schneider Camp Trail via Pacific Crest Trail
9.8 mi · ▲ 2,535 ft · 4 hr 32 min
Elevation 8,180–9,413 ft
Out & Back · 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
- Start on Schneider Camp Trail, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 2.6 miTurn right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear right onto ALP122, heading W.
- 0.4 miReach Schneider Camp Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 2.6 miSharp left onto Schneider Camp Trail, heading N.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
75% dirt25% 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 7:07 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
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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