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Tamarack Lake is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route reaches Tamarack Lake at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 417 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 5/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi8,816 – 9,098 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Rest Stop to Relay 39.31323, -119.89742
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV

Directions

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Tamarack Lake

2.8 mi · ▲ 417 ft · 1 hr 9 min

Elevation 8,818–9,099 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Rest Stop to Relay · 39.31323, -119.89742

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 73°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tamarack Lake Trail, heading S.
  2. 300 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading W.
  3. 0.6 miSharp right onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftReach Tamarack Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail (RelayPeak), heading SW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Tamarack Lake Trail, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 73°F50°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity26%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 75°54°
Wed 77°54°
Thu 81°51°
Fri 81°52°
Sat 81°53°
Sun 82°51°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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