Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Valley View Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 869 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Valley View Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. It climbs 869 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,355 – 7,143 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89015, -120.03492
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA

Directions

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Valley View Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 869 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 6,354–7,143 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.89015, -120.03492

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 43° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  6. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading NW.
  10. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miSharp right onto Devron Connector, heading E.
  12. 50 ftSharp left onto Valley View Trail, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miReach Valley View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right onto Devron Connector, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftSharp left onto Valley View Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  21. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F43°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV9Humidity29%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°58°
Wed 86°59°
Thu 90°62°
Fri 90°64°
Sat 90°64°
Sun 89°63°

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