AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Sierra Canyon Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,408 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Sierra Canyon Trail is a 13.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. It climbs 2,408 ft, with sections as steep as 34% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 80/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,467 – 8,819 ft · steepest grade: 34%13.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.08273, -119.93573
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
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Sierra Canyon Trail

13.2 mi · ▲ 2,408 ft · 5 hr 36 min

Elevation 6,467–8,819 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.08273, -119.93573

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  6. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.9 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 3.7 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Sierra Canyon Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
  15. 0.5 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 0.7 miBear left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NE.
  17. 1.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  18. 2.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  20. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 450 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftArrive 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-21-km

Trail surface

94% dirt6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°63°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 90°55°
Fri 90°57°
Sat 90°58°
Sun 91°55°

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