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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.4 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek), heading W.
  7. 0.1 miReach Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 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

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