Witch's Pond–Fallen Leaf Lake, 3 lakes is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. The route passes Fallen Leaf Lake before reaching Witch's Pond at the turnaround, 7.8 miles in. It climbs 1,150 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,316 – 6,611 ft16.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89376, -120.03084
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA
Directions
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Witch's Pond–Fallen Leaf Lake, 3 lakes
15.6 mi · ▲ 1,150 ft · 5 hr 47 min
Elevation 6,317–6,611 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.89376, -120.03084
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn left onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Panther, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear left onto Fallen Leaf Campground, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miPass Fallen Leaf Lake.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miReach Witch's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right onto Panther, heading E.
- 2.4 miBear right onto Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
77% dirt5% paved18% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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