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.

Elevation

0 mi7,723 – 8,977 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Grass Lake 38.79662, -119.97408
Nearest town Nebelhorn, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start on Grass Lake Spur, heading W.
  2. 0.6 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.3 miReach Tucker Flat, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.3 miBear left onto Grass Lake Spur, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 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

80% dirt20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route
  • Horses allowed on the whole route
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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