Witch's Pond–Fallen Leaf Lake, 3 lakes is an 8.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Spring Creek, CA. The route passes Fallen Leaf Lake before reaching Witch's Pond at the turnaround, 4.4 miles in. It climbs 2,268 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,372 – 7,533 ft · steepest grade: 30%9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Moraine Trail 38.92344, -120.05465
Nearest town Spring Creek, CA
Directions
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Witch's Pond–Fallen Leaf Lake, 3 lakes
8.9 mi · ▲ 2,268 ft · 4 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,371–7,534 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Moraine Trail · 38.92344, -120.05465
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Moraine Trail, heading SW.
- 0.4 miPass Fallen Leaf Lake.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Floating Island / Mount Tallac Trail, heading NW.
- 2.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 1.3 miReach Witch's Pond, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 3.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Moraine Trail, heading NE.
- 0.4 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
ClearTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
87°62°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
84°60°
Fri
83°61°
Sat
84°61°
Sun
84°60°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Moraine Trail Trailhead
- 15th Street Bike 2.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- 15th Street Bike 2.6 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Fallen Leaf Path via 15th Street Bike 3.2 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- 15th Street Bike 4.3 mi · ▲ 136 ft
- Fallen Leaf Lake–Truckee Marsh Loop, 3 sights 4.9 mi · ▲ 187 ft
- Gilmore Lake–Fallen Leaf Lake, 3 lakes 12.2 mi · ▲ 3,135 ft
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