AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sierra Canyon Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,210 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Sierra Canyon Trail is a 12.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 2,210 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi7,143 – 8,819 ft · steepest grade: 17%13.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead 39.10454, -119.89692
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
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Sierra Canyon Trail

12.8 mi · ▲ 2,210 ft · 5 hr 22 min

Elevation 7,141–8,819 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Spooner Summit Trailhead · 39.10454, -119.89692

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  2. 3.3 miTurn left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading W.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  7. 1.6 miBear left onto Sierra Canyon Trail, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miBear right onto Genoa Peak, heading S.
  9. 0.1 miReach Sierra Canyon Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Sierra Canyon Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading NE.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.7 miBear left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NW.
  17. 150 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  18. 3.3 miArrive 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/sierra-canyon-trail-out-back-1469

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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