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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Spring Creek Road East Spur

4.4 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Spring Creek Road East Spur is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Spring Creek, CA. It is mostly level, with 245 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,283 – 6,434 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93113, -120.05819
Nearest town Spring Creek, CA
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Spring Creek Road East Spur

4.4 mi · ▲ 245 ft · 1 hr 35 min

Elevation 6,284–6,435 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.93113, -120.05819

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:00 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 0.9 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left onto Spring Creek Road East Spur, heading NW.
  5. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 300 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.5 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/spring-creek-road-east-spur-out-back-7-km-9c8c

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:00 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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