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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Tahoe Mountain Trail & Valley View Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 57 min

Tahoe Mountain Trail & Valley View Trail is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. It climbs 498 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,674 – 7,146 ft · steepest grade: 27%2.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90359, -120.03794
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA
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Tahoe Mountain Trail & Valley View Trail

2.1 mi · ▲ 498 ft · 57 min

Elevation 6,675–7,145 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.90359, -120.03794

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 42° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading E.
  4. 250 ftTurn right onto Valley View Connector, heading S.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Mountain Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.1 miReach Valley View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left onto Valley View Connector, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  9. 100 ftContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 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-trail-out-back

Trail surface

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F42°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°57°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 82°59°
Fri 82°60°
Sat 83°60°
Sun 83°59°

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