Twin Peaks & Barker Pass via Pacific Crest Trail is a 10.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Homewood, CA. The route passes Barker Pass before reaching Twin Peaks at the turnaround, 5.4 miles in. It climbs 2,114 ft, with sections as steep as 35% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 93/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,668 – 8,816 ft · steepest grade: 35%11.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail 39.07676, -120.23515
Nearest town Homewood, CA
Directions
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Twin Peaks & Barker Pass via Pacific Crest Trail
10.9 mi · ▲ 2,114 ft · 4 hr 41 min
Elevation 7,668–8,815 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Pacific Crest Trail · 39.07676, -120.23515
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Pacific Crest Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Barker Pass.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach Twin Peaks, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
- 4 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.8 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
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:03 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.5 mi in (~143 min). Leave by 4:20 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Buck Island Lake–Barker Pass, 3 saddles 15.3 mi · ▲ 2,464 ft
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