Best Hiking Trails in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit is the land surrounding Lake Tahoe, and it is famous for a multitude of hiking opportunities and other outdoor adventures.

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Mount Rose Loop
DIFFICULT 14.4 mi
PCT: CA Section J | Sonora Pass to Echo Lake
DIFFICULT 72.1 mi
Benson Hut (Sierra Club) via Pacific Crest Trail
DIFFICULT 61.5 mi
Maggies Peaks via Bayview Trail
DIFFICULT 1.9 mi
Marlette Peak Campground via Tahoe Rim Trail
DIFFICULT 16.9 mi
Upper Eagle Falls via Eagle Falls Trail
EASY 1.9 mi
Star Lake via Tahoe Rim Trail
DIFFICULT 15.7 mi
Lily Lake
EASY 4.4 mi
Lily Lake via Wentworth Springs Road
DIFFICULT 15.1 mi
Echo Pass viewpoint via Pacific Crest Trail
EASY 3.8 mi
Third Creek Pond Loop via Tahoe Rim Trail and National Forest Development Road 051
DIFFICULT 5.7 mi
Freel Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail
DIFFICULT 9.3 mi
Echo Pass viewpoint via Pacific Crest Trail
DIFFICULT 5.4 mi
Cathedral Lake via Floating Island / Mount Tallac Trail
DIFFICULT 5.9 mi
Twin Peaks via Pacific Crest Trail
DIFFICULT 10.7 mi
Picnic Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail
EASY 3.0 mi
Castle Rock Trail and Tahoe Rim Trail Loop
EASY 2.8 mi
Ralston Peak
DIFFICULT 3.0 mi
Maggies Peaks via Bayview Trail
DIFFICULT 5.7 mi
Snow Valley Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail
DIFFICULT 11.0 mi
Lake Tahoe via Skunk Harbor
EASY 3.1 mi
Ralston Peak Loop
DIFFICULT 6.8 mi
Mount Tallac via Glen Alpine Trail
DIFFICULT 11.7 mi
Ellis Lake via Ellis Peak
EASY 3.1 mi
Modjeska Falls via Grass Lake Trail
EASY 4.6 mi
Marlette Lake Dam via National Forest Development Road 038 and Flume Trail
DIFFICULT 13.6 mi
Modjeska Falls via Pacific Crest Trail and Glen Alpine Trail
DIFFICULT 5.7 mi
Lily Lake
DIFFICULT 22.7 mi
Lake Tahoe via Tunnel Creek Road
EASY 5.0 mi
Marlette Lake Dam via Chimney Beach
DIFFICULT 2.9 mi