Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Burton Creek State Park near Lake Forest, CA. It climbs 491 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,319 – 6,664 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19709, -120.11160
Nearest town Lake Forest, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail
3.7 mi · ▲ 491 ft · 1 hr 29 min
Elevation 6,319–6,663 ft
Out & Back · Burton Creek State Park
Trailhead: 39.19709, -120.11160
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lakers Lane, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 250 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
53% dirt47% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
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