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
CA Sec K (Benson Hut)
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
Third Creek Pond Loop via Tahoe Rim Trail and National Forest Development Road 051
DIFFICULT 5.7 mi
Echo Pass viewpoint via Pacific Crest Trail
EASY 3.8 mi
Freel Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail
DIFFICULT 9.3 mi
Echo Pass viewpoint via Pacific Crest Trail
DIFFICULT 5.4 mi
Twin Peaks via Pacific Crest Trail
DIFFICULT 10.7 mi
Ralston Peak
DIFFICULT 3.0 mi
Castle Rock Trail and Tahoe Rim Trail Loop
EASY 2.8 mi
Picnic Rock via Tahoe Rim Trail
EASY 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
Mount Tallac via Glen Alpine Trail
DIFFICULT 11.7 mi
Ralston Peak Loop
DIFFICULT 6.8 mi
Ellis Lake via Ellis Peak
EASY 3.1 mi
Modjeska Falls via Pacific Crest Trail and Glen Alpine Trail
DIFFICULT 5.7 mi
Marlette Lake Dam via National Forest Development Road 038 and Flume Trail
DIFFICULT 13.6 mi
Modjeska Falls via Grass Lake Trail
EASY 4.6 mi
Lake Tahoe via Tunnel Creek Road
EASY 5.0 mi
Lily Lake
DIFFICULT 22.7 mi
Marlette Lake Dam via Chimney Beach
DIFFICULT 2.9 mi
Tahoe Rim Trail
DIFFICULT 11.0 mi