Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Tucker Flat & Saxon Creek Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 2,576 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Tucker Flat & Saxon Creek Trail is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Nebelhorn, CA. The route reaches Tucker Flat. It climbs 2,576 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Tucker Flat & Saxon Creek Trail
11.8 mi · ▲ 2,576 ft · 5 hr 13 min
Elevation 7,395–8,977 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Approach to Luther Spires · 38.79365, -119.99595
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Approach to Luther Spires, heading NW.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 3.8 miPass Tucker Flat.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Saxon Creek Trail, heading E.
- 2 miReach Tucker Flat, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
- 3.8 miTurn left onto Approach to Luther Spires, heading W.
- 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Approach to Luther Spires Trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 637 ft
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