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Tryumph is a 6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 1,014 ft. It scores 86/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,802 – 8,360 ft6.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.22992, -120.14246
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA

Directions

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Tryumph

6 mi · ▲ 1,014 ft · 2 hr 30 min

Elevation 7,803–8,359 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.22992, -120.14246

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  4. 1.9 miContinue straight onto Crossover, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right onto Lookout, heading NW.
  6. 150 ftContinue straight onto Coaster, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Lookout, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Coaster, heading N.
  10. 500 ftContinue straight onto Lookout, heading S.
  11. 150 ftTurn left onto Tryumph, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Crossover, heading S.
  13. 2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  15. 0.2 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

18% dirt6% gravel76% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:03 PM

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