12.2 miles
Distance
2,752 ft
Climb
-2,761 ft
Descent
2 miles
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Alpine Lakes Loop is a 12 mile less popular intermediate route located near South Lake Tahoe California. This hike only route and has a hard overall physical rating. This route includes 5 trails. This route climbs 2,752 ft with a max elevation of 8,487 ft then descends -2,761 ft.
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Trails in Route
| 3 miles | |||||
| 4,551 ft | |||||
| 5 miles | |||||
| 3,281 ft |
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Primary ActivityHike
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Difficulty ratingBlue
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Route TypeLoop
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eBike Allowed
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Physical ratingHard
More Stats for Alpine Lakes Loop mountain bike route
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Avg time8 hr 19 min
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Altitude min6,580 ft
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Altitude start6,888 ft
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Altitude end6,880 ft
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Grade-0%
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Grade max-78.1%
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Grade min105.8%
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Distance climb6 miles
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Distance down6 miles
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Distance flat4,003 ft
Directions
- Walk west on Bayview.
- Continue for 4 kilometers.
- Bear left onto Eagle Falls.
- Continue for 1 kilometer.
- Turn left onto Eagle Falls Tie.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Turn right onto PCT - Echo to Velma Lake.
- Continue for 3 kilometers.
- Turn right onto Eagle Falls.
- Continue for 3 kilometers.
- Turn left to stay on Eagle Falls.
- Continue for 2.5 kilometers.
- Make a sharp left onto Eagle Lake.
- Continue for 600 meters.
- Walk northeast on Eagle Lake.
- Continue for 500 meters.
- Bear left onto Eagle Falls.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Walk southeast on Emerald Bay Road.
- Continue for 1.5 kilometers.
- Walk southwest on Bayview.
- Continue for 10 meters.
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| status | trail | date | condition | description |
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Jun 5, 2024 @ 3:53am Jun 5, 2024 | ||||
Jul 3, 2023 @ 10:54am Jul 3, 2023 |
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