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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Granlibakken Wilderness Trail & Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek)

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,217 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Granlibakken Wilderness Trail & Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek) is a 9.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Comstock Acres, CA. It climbs 1,217 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,231 – 6,962 ft9.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.15750, -120.14643
Nearest town Comstock Acres, CA
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Granlibakken Wilderness Trail & Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek)

9.2 mi · ▲ 1,217 ft · 3 hr 41 min

Elevation 6,229–6,963 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.15750, -120.14643

Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading SW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  8. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 1.5 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Ward Creek), heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miReach Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  15. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left onto Granlibakken Wilderness Trail, heading NE.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
  23. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/william-kent-beach-granlibakken-wilderness-trail-out-back-17-km-33c9

Trail surface

89% dirt11% paved

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 81°55°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 81°57°
Sun 82°55°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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