2.5 miles
Distance
826 ft
Climb
-208 ft
Descent
2 miles
High Point

Big Meadow parking lot to Round Lake

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Big Meadow parking to Round Lake is a 3 mile moderately popular intermediate route located near Meyers California. This hike primary route. This route includes 3 trails. This route climbs 826 ft with a max elevation of 8,072 ft then descends -208 ft.
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  • Riding area
  • Primary Activity
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  • Difficulty rating
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  • Ridelogs
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More Stats for Big Meadow parking to Round Lake mountain bike route
  • Avg time
    1 hr 3 min
  • Altitude change
    616 ft
  • Altitude min
    7,245 ft
  • Altitude start
    7,287 ft
  • Altitude end
    7,904 ft
  • Grade
    4.6%
  • Grade max
    -34.7%
  • Grade min
    48.9%
  • Distance climb
    2 miles
  • Distance down
    2,579 ft
  • Distance flat
    1,401 ft
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Recent Trail Reports Along Route

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Tahoe Rim Trail (Luther Stairs)
Jul 15, 2024 @ 12:27pm
Jul 15, 2024
With the combination of moderately heavy foot traffic and steep rock gardens I had to walk most of the way up this. (I am not a very accomplished mountain bike rider.) But it is short, and once you reach Big Meadow the trails are awesome from there on. This is rideable on the way down,
Tahoe Rim Trail (Big Meadow)
Jun 23, 2024 @ 4:12am
Jun 23, 2024
Big Meadow Trailhead Road
Sep 19, 2023 @ 1:55pm
Sep 19, 2023
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  • By Pauleboy & contributors
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