Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tucker Flat & Grass Lake Spur via Tahoe Rim Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,391 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Tucker Flat & Grass Lake Spur via Tahoe Rim Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Nebelhorn, CA. The route reaches Tucker Flat at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,391 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tucker Flat & Grass Lake Spur via Tahoe Rim Trail
5.9 mi · ▲ 1,391 ft · 2 hr 40 min
Elevation 7,723–8,977 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Grass Lake · 38.79662, -119.97408
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route · Horses allowed on the whole route · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Grass Lake Spur, heading W.
- 0.6 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 2.3 miReach Tucker Flat, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.3 miBear left onto Grass Lake Spur, heading SE.
- 0.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Horses allowed on the whole route
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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