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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Spooner Lake & Sierra Canyon Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,375 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Spooner Lake & Sierra Canyon Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 15.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. The route reaches Spooner Lake. It climbs 2,375 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,982 – 8,819 ft · steepest grade: 17%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: North Canyon Road 39.10772, -119.91452
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
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Spooner Lake & Sierra Canyon Trail via Tahoe Rim Trail

15.5 mi · ▲ 2,375 ft · 6 hr 21 min

Elevation 6,982–8,819 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: North Canyon Road · 39.10772, -119.91452

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Spooner Lake.
  3. 250 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  5. 3.4 miTurn left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  7. 0.7 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
  10. 1.6 miBear left onto Sierra Canyon Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miReach Spooner Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.2 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
  16. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.7 miBear left onto Genoa Peak Road, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
  19. 3.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 1.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  21. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/spooner-lake-sierra-canyon-trail-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F56°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 82°63°
Wed 83°56°
Thu 88°53°
Fri 89°54°
Sat 89°55°
Sun 88°54°

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