Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Witch's Pond & Fallen Leaf Lake
4 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Witch's Pond & Fallen Leaf Lake is a 4-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, 2 miles in. It climbs 633 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Witch's Pond & Fallen Leaf Lake
4 mi · ▲ 633 ft · 1 hr 39 min
Elevation 6,398–6,611 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.91427, -120.06797
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 46° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.8 miPass Fallen Leaf Lake.
- 0.4 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 N.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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