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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trail Rock Climbing Space Invaders approach & Valley View Trail via Sawmill Bike Path

14.6 mi · ▲ 1,754 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Trail Rock Climbing Space Invaders approach & Valley View Trail via Sawmill Bike Path is a 14.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. It climbs 1,754 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 8/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,267 – 7,146 ft · steepest grade: 21%15.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90359, -120.03794
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA
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Trail Rock Climbing Space Invaders approach & Valley View Trail via Sawmill Bike Path

14.6 mi · ▲ 1,754 ft · 5 hr 45 min

Elevation 6,265–7,145 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.90359, -120.03794

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 42° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.3 miSharp right onto Devron Connector, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp left onto Valley View Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.9 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  13. 0.4 miBear right, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  15. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 400 ftTurn left onto Sawmill Bike Path, heading NE.
  26. 1.5 miTurn right onto Trail Rock Climbing Space Invaders approach, heading W.
  27. 0.4 miReach Valley View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  28. 0.3 miTurn left onto Sawmill Bike Path, heading NE.
  29. 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  30. 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  34. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  35. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  36. 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
  37. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  38. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  40. 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
  41. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  42. 0.4 miSharp right, heading W.
  43. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  44. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  45. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  46. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  47. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  48. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  49. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading NE.
  50. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  51. 0.5 miSharp right onto Devron Connector, heading N.
  52. 50 ftSharp left onto Valley View Trail, heading N.
  53. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  54. 100 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/trail-rock-climbing-space-invaders-approach-out-back-5928

Trail surface

52% dirt20% paved28% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F42°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°57°
Wed 85°58°
Thu 82°59°
Fri 82°60°
Sat 83°60°
Sun 83°59°

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