Cedar Flat Trail–Easy Rider, 8 sights is a 14.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,277 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,372 – 7,359 ft · steepest grade: 19%15.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Easy Rider 39.27530, -120.12237
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Cedar Flat Trail–Easy Rider, 8 sights
14.1 mi · ▲ 2,277 ft · 5 hr 50 min
Elevation 6,371–7,358 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Easy Rider · 39.27530, -120.12237
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 72°F / low 45° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Transit-accessible: 4 stop 120 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Easy Rider, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Village Run, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Pho Dogg, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sticks & Stones, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pho Dogg, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto White Fir, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sawmill, heading S.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading S.
- 2.1 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading S.
- 0.9 miTurn left onto Lakeview Ridge Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftReach Easy Rider, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Cedar Flat Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
- 2.1 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Fir, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tryumph, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading N.
- 350 ftBear right, heading W.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Pho Dogg, heading W.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pho Dogg, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Village Run, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading SW.
- 0.9 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
97% dirt2% gravel1% paved
Weather
OvercastTemperature 72°F45°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon
73°52°
Tue
78°49°
Wed
77°48°
Thu
73°48°
Fri
72°44°
Sat
73°44°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 4 stop 120 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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