Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Third Creek Pond via Incline Lake Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 823 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Third Creek Pond via Incline Lake Road is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tyrolian Village, NV. The route reaches Third Creek Pond at the turnaround, 1.9 miles in. It climbs 823 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi8,560 – 9,403 ft · steepest grade: 21%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Incline Lake Road 39.30028, -119.92212
Nearest town Tyrolian Village, NV · Official trailhead info (fs.usda.gov)

Directions

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Third Creek Pond via Incline Lake Road

4.1 mi · ▲ 823 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 8,560–9,404 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Incline Lake Road · 39.30028, -119.92212

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:02 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Incline Lake Road, heading NE.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.6 miTurn right onto Third Creek Pond, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miReach Third Creek Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.6 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 0.4 miTurn right onto Incline Lake Road, heading S.
  11. 200 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

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 76°F54°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:02 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Wed 78°55°
Thu 83°52°
Fri 83°53°
Sat 83°54°
Sun 82°53°
Mon 81°52°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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