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Tamarack Lake & Old Sky Tavern Singletrack via Tamarack Lake Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Tamarack Lake & Old Sky Tavern Singletrack via Tamarack Lake Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back near Sundown Town, NV. The route reaches Tamarack Lake at the turnaround, 3.3 miles in. It climbs 1,419 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi7,661 – 8,829 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Fives Trail 39.33533, -119.87335
Nearest town Sundown Town, NV
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Tamarack Lake & Old Sky Tavern Singletrack via Tamarack Lake Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,419 ft · 2 hr 55 min

Elevation 7,661–8,829 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: High Fives Trail · 39.33533, -119.87335

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lower Skyline, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Skyline DH, heading W.
  5. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto College Boy, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.4 miBear left onto Old Sky Tavern Singletrack, heading W.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  13. 0.4 miSharp right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading S.
  14. 1.6 miReach Tamarack Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 1.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  16. 0.4 miTurn left onto Old Sky Tavern Singletrack, heading NE.
  17. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  18. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  19. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  21. 350 ftSharp right onto College Boy, heading E.
  22. 150 ftSharp left, heading E.
  23. 450 ftContinue straight onto Skyline DH, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miBear right onto Lower Skyline, heading S.
  25. 300 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/tamarack-lake-tamarack-lake-out-back-10-km-f8fa

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:46 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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