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Burton Creek State Park

Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail

4 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Burton Creek State Park near Dollar Point, CA. It climbs 552 ft. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,319 – 6,664 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19684, -120.10731
Nearest town Dollar Point, CA
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Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail

4 mi · ▲ 552 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,319–6,663 ft

Out & Back · Burton Creek State Park

Trailhead: 39.19684, -120.10731

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 100 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading W.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left onto Lakers Lane, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  11. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  14. 0.5 miTurn right onto Tahoe Cross Country Green Trail, heading NE.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 450 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/tahoe-cross-country-green-trail-out-back-7-km-11e8

Trail surface

58% dirt42% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F46°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 84°55°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 80°55°
Sat 81°56°
Sun 81°54°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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