Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek)
4.8 mi · ▲ 694 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek) is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Twin Peaks Estates, CA. It climbs 694 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,526 – 6,982 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.14044, -120.17133
Nearest town Twin Peaks Estates, CA
Directions
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Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek)
4.8 mi · ▲ 694 ft · 1 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,527–6,982 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.14044, -120.17133
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek), heading W.
- 0.1 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek), then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM
More from this trailhead
- Bear Creek Trail 12.5 mi · ▲ 1,567 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 741 ft
- Scott Peak Road & Scott Peak Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 1,281 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.9 mi · ▲ 637 ft
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