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Author Jordan Summers guides you along 40 scenic hikes, from Emerald Bay to the five highest peaks around Lake Tahoe.
List of contents
Overview Map
Overview Map Key
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Preface
Recommended Hikes
Hikes by Category
Introduction
Lake Tahoe East
1. Mount Rose
2. Tahoe Meadows Interpretive Trail
3. Tahoe Meadows Trails
4. Diamond Peak
5. Folsom Camp Loop
6. Marlette Lake
7. Spooner Lake
Lake Tahoe South
8. Freel Peak
9. Dardanelles Lake
10. Round Lake
11. Big Meadow to Kingsbury South
12. Carson Pass to Echo Summit
13. Showers Lake
14. Fourth of July Lake
15. Winnemucca and Round Top Lakes
16. Lake Margaret
17. Thunder Mountain
18. Echo Lakes to Lake Aloha
19. Lake LeConte
20. Ralston Peak
21. Pyramid Peak
22. Half Moon, Alta Morris, and Gilmore Lakes
23. Glen Alpine Loop
24. Mount Tallac
Lake Tahoe West
25. Sylvia and Lyons Lakes
26. Grouse, Hemlock, and Smith Lakes
27. Island and Twin Lakes
28. Lake Lois and Lake Schmidell
29. McConnell Lake Loop
30. Rubicon Trail
31. Eagle Falls-Velma Lakes Loop
32. Genevieve and Crag Lakes
33. Rubicon Lake
34. Barker Pass to Echo Lakes
35. Barker Pass to Middle Velma Lake
36. Barker Pass to Twin Peaks
37. Ward Creek to Twin Peaks
38. Mount Judah Loop
39. Donner Pass to Squaw Valley
40. Loch Leven Lakes
Appendix A: Managing Agencies
Appendix B: Permits
Appendix C: Maps
Appendix D: Suggested Reading
Index
About the Author
Map Legend
About the author
Jordan Summers has had more fun sleeping on rock, snow, and dirt than any one person should be allowed. From his home near Sacramento, Jordan spends most weekends ranging along the Sierra north and south of Lake Tahoe.
Summary
Lace Up, Grab Your Pack, and Hit the Trail at Lake Tahoe! Covering the region surrounding the 22-mile-long lake, author Jordan Summers guides hikers along 40 of the region’s best trails—all located within 25 miles of Lake Tahoe’s shoreline.
Trekkers can easily find the perfect hike with the complete trail descriptions for 27 day hikes and 13 overnight destinations. An accurate map, directions to the trailhead with coordinates for GPS use, and an elevation profile of each trail prepare hikers with the full picture of the route ahead.
Generally intended for outdoors people of all ages and abilities, Five-Star Trails: Lake Tahoe describes great hikes from the Desolation, Mt. Rose, Granite Chief, and Mokelumne Wilderness areas, as well as along sections of the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail and portions of the Tahoe Rim Trail.
