Quail Lake 1.5 mi. from Homewood, 0.75 mi. from the end of Meadow Rd. Original list from: tahoe.ceres.ca.gov/usfs/trails.html "Popular Hikes" no longer available
| Easy |  | 3-5 mi <1,000 ft elevation change, fairly consistent flat footing. |
| Moderate |  | 6-11 mi. 1,000-1,800 ft elevation change or steep rock scrambling on some sections. |
| Strenuous |  | 10-12+ mi. 1,800+ ft. elevation change. |
| Hike | Difficulty † | Stars‡ | dist rnd trip | elev | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&A | TAS | |||||
| Cascade Falls | | | 5 | 1.4 | 370 | mile to top of falls |
| Vikingsholm Trail | | 0.8† | 400 | |||
| Rubicon Trail | | | 4 | 4.6 | 400 | 5 miles along Lake Tahoe |
| Eagle Rock | | 0.7 | 250 | |||
| Quail Lake | | 2 | 520 | |||
Meeks Bay Trail Moderate -4.5 mile to Lake Genevieve, 8 miles to Rubicon Lake
Bayview Trail Strenuous - 1 mile to Granite Lake, 5 miles to Fontanillis Lake
Eagle Falls Moderate - 1 mile to Eagle Lake
Strenuous - 4.5 miles to Dicks Lake, Velma Lakes,
5 miles to Fontanillis Lake
Page Meadows Moderate - wonderful wildflower walk
Balancing Rock (Bliss SP)
Light House Trail (Bliss SP)
* One way† A&A - Afoot & Afield Reno-Tahoe
TAS - Tahoe Adventure Sports
‡ Rating 1-5 at Tahoe Adventure Sports
| Climbs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elevation | Maps | |||||
| Hike | start | end | gain/ loss | dist.* | local | |
| Quail Lake | 6280 | 6800 | 520 | 0.8 mi. | map | |
| Homewood Ski Hill | 6250 | 7880 | 1630 | 1.5 | map | |
| Mt. Ellis (behind Hmwd.) | 6250 | 8740 | 2490 | 3.3 | map | |
| Barker Pk. (Blackwood Pass Rd.) | 8166 | 8878 | 712 | 1 | map | |
| Watson Lake f/ Tahoe City | 6300 | 8424 | 2200 | 13.4 | map | |
| Watson Lake f/ Brockway Smt | 8500 | 8424 | 2200 | 6.8 | map | |
| Crag Lk. (Meeks Bay Tr.) | 6250 | 7500 | 1250 | 4.3 | map | |
| Rubicon Lk. (Meeks Bay Tr.) | 6250 | 8340 | 2090 | 7.3 | map | |
| Mt. Tallac (from Fallen Leaf) Toughest hike at Tahoe | 6460 | 9735 | 3275 | 4.6 | map | |
| Gilmore Lk | 6560 | 8300 | 1740 | 3.9 | map | |
| Mt. Tallac (from Gilmore Lk) | 8300 | 9735 | 1435 | 1.8 | map | |
| Hwy 89 to Vikingsholm | 6240 | 410 | 0.5 | map | ||
| Rubicon Pt. (Calawee Cove) to Vikingsholm (Rubicon Trail) | 400 | 4.6 | map | |||
| Eagle Lake | 400 | 2.0 | map | |||
| Freel Ridge (near Luther Pass) | 8390 | 9600 | 1210 | 3 | map | |
| Star Lake (via Freel Ridge) | 8390 | 9600 | 1210 | 4.9 | map | |
| Mt Rose | 8,840 | 10,778 | 1,930 | 10 | map, topo |
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| Winnemucca Lake (near Carson Pass) | 8563 | 8980 | 417 | 2.2 | map | |
| * Distance 1-way | ||||||
See Also:Donner Summit & W Tahoe Hikes
Maps at: TahoeInfo
Donner Summit Area Trails (and some Tahoe Hikes)