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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Fallen Leaf Lake–Lake Baron, 4 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,837 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Fallen Leaf Lake–Lake Baron, 4 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. The route passes Lake Baron before reaching Fallen Leaf Lake at the turnaround, 6.3 miles in. It climbs 1,837 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 7/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,283 – 7,290 ft · steepest grade: 31%13.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.85508, -120.01373
Nearest town Meyers, CA
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Fallen Leaf Lake–Lake Baron, 4 sights

12.6 mi · ▲ 1,837 ft · 5 hr 7 min

Elevation 6,282–7,292 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.85508, -120.01373

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 86°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 150 ftPass Lake Baron.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  12. 250 ftSharp left, heading N.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  15. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  19. 0.7 miBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  21. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  23. 200 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading W.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  27. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading SW.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Angora Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  29. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  30. 0.9 miReach Fallen Leaf Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 1 miContinue straight onto Mule Deer Connector, heading NE.
  32. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NE.
  33. 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading NE.
  34. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  36. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  37. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  38. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  39. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  40. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  41. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  42. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  43. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  44. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  45. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  46. 100 ftSharp right, heading SE.
  47. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  48. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  49. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  50. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  51. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  52. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  53. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  54. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  55. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  56. 0.3 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/tahoe-mountain-lake-baron-out-back-4-lakes

Trail surface

66% dirt8% paved26% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 86°F43°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV9Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 87°58°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 89°63°
Fri 89°64°
Sat 89°65°
Sun 90°63°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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