Forest Service unit 0519 · California, Nevada
Trails in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit publishes 118 named trails totalling 356 miles in the Forest Service trail layer. Pages here cover 13 of them, every trail with a national designation or an accessible segment and every trail of at least 4.5 miles. The forest marks 4 with a national designation. Trails here enter 3 wilderness areas.
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit official page ↗ · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit on Wilderness Atlas ↗
By use
The Forest Service trail layer lists allowed uses as not available for every trail in this forest.
Wilderness areas these trails enter
- Desolation Wilderness 21 trails
- Mt. Rose Wilderness 2 trails
- Granite Chief Wilderness 2 trails
All 118 trails, longest first
| Trail | Miles | Class | Allowed uses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe Rim TrailNational Recreation TrailMt. Rose Wilderness | 115.4 | ||
| Pacific Crest TrailNational Scenic or Historic TrailDesolation Wilderness | 54.8 | ||
| Tahoe Yosemite TrailDesolation Wilderness | 9.3 | ||
| Hartoonian Trails | 6.9 | ||
| Floating Island TrailDesolation Wilderness | 6.2 | ||
| General Creek TrailAccessible | 6.1 | ||
| Cold Creek Trail | 5.5 | ||
| Saxon Trail | 5.2 | ||
| Kingsbury Stinger Trail | 5.1 | ||
| Tahoe Mt. Loop Trail | 5 | ||
| Camp Richardson Corral Trails | 4.2 | ||
| Gunmount Trail | 3.9 | ||
| Armstrong Pass Trail | 3.8 | ||
| Star Lake Trail | 3.8 | ||
| Marlette Trail OR Bear Mtn | 3.7 | ||
| Power Line Trail | 3.6 | ||
| Pope/Baldwin NRT Bike PathNational Recreation Trail | 3.4 | ||
| Trt Daggett North Loop | 3.4 | ||
| Eagle Falls TrailDesolation Wilderness | 3.2 | ||
| Meiss Meadow- Round Lake Trail | 3.2 | ||
| Van Sickle Trail | 3.2 | ||
| Kings Beach | 2.9 | ||
| Warr Trail | 2.9 | ||
| Bayview TrailDesolation Wilderness | 2.8 | ||
| Chimney Beach Trail | 2.8 | ||
| Ellis Peak Trail | 2.8 | ||
| Tamarack Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness | 2.8 | ||
| Tyrolian Downhill | 2.7 | ||
| Glen AlpineDesolation Wilderness | 2.6 | ||
| Scotts Lake Trail | 2.5 | ||
| Zephyr Cove Stables Trails | 2.4 | ||
| Chimney Beach | 2.2 | ||
| Genevieve TrailDesolation Wilderness | 2.2 | ||
| Hawley Grade Nat. Rec. TrailNational Recreation Trail | 2 | ||
| Armstrong Connector | 1.9 | ||
| Corral Trail | 1.9 | ||
| The Great Ski Race | 1.9 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Trail | 1.8 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV System | 1.7 | ||
| Blackwood Creek Trail | 1.6 | ||
| Dardanelles Trail | 1.5 | ||
| Gray Lake Trail Mt. Rose)Mt. Rose Wilderness | 1.5 | ||
| Half Moon Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness | 1.5 | ||
| High School Trail | 1.5 | ||
| Lost Lake | 1.5 | ||
| Railroad Grade Trail | 1.5 | ||
| Cowboy Traverse | 1.4 | ||
| Iroquois to Water Tank | 1.4 | ||
| Saxon Connector | 1.4 | ||
| Saxon Urban Trails | 1.4 | ||
| Twisted Cedar Trail | 1.4 | ||
| Castlerock Area | 1.2 | ||
| Cathedral TrailDesolation Wilderness | 1.2 | ||
| Rock Garden Trail | 1.2 | ||
| Trt N Canyon Campground Spur | 1.2 | ||
| Angora Lake Trail | 1 | ||
| Clark Trail | 1 | ||
| Eagle Meadows TrailDesolation Wilderness | 1 | ||
| PCT Ralston Lake SpurDesolation Wilderness | 1 | ||
| Rabe Trail (Lam Watah) | 1 | ||
| Sierra Sidewinder | 1 | ||
| Trt Marlette Peak Loop | 1 | ||
| Grass Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness | 0.9 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Rte 4 | 0.9 | ||
| Lower Saxon Connector | 0.9 | ||
| Tahoe Mountain Connector | 0.9 | ||
| High Meadows OHV Trail | 0.8 | ||
| Osgood Trail Connector | 0.8 | ||
| Sandpit Connector | 0.8 | ||
| Valley View Trail | 0.8 | ||
| Watson Creek | 0.8 | ||
| Cascade Falls Trail | 0.7 | ||
| Cathedral Spur | 0.7 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Rte 1 | 0.7 | ||
| Marlette Dam | 0.7 | ||
| PCT Echo Summit Connector | 0.7 | ||
| Stateline Lookout Trail | 0.7 | ||
| Devron Connector | 0.6 | ||
| Rainbow Trail | 0.6 | ||
| Trt Segment 1 Grass Lake Spur | 0.6 | ||
| Cowboy Connector | 0.5 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Rte 2 | 0.5 | ||
| Margery TrailDesolation Wilderness | 0.5 | ||
| Moraine Trail | 0.5 | ||
| Susie Lateral TrailDesolation Wilderness | 0.5 | ||
| Tahoe Rim Trail Kbs T/H Spur | 0.5 | ||
| Tallac Bicycle Loop, NRT | 0.5 | ||
| Triangle Lateral TrailDesolation Wilderness | 0.5 | ||
| Zephyr Bike Path | 0.5 | ||
| Cowboy Hat Trail | 0.4 | ||
| Fallen Leaf CG Bike Path | 0.4 | ||
| Lake of the Sky Trail | 0.4 | ||
| Phipps Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness | 0.4 | ||
| Saddle Road Connector | 0.4 | ||
| Tahoe Rim Trail Kbn T/H Spur | 0.4 | ||
| Visitor Center to Fallen Leaf | 0.4 | ||
| Al Tahoe Connector | 0.3 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Loop 2 | 0.3 | ||
| Kings Beach OHV Route 5 | 0.3 | ||
| Lake of the Woods TrailDesolation Wilderness | 0.3 | ||
| Triangle Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness | 0.3 | ||
| Trt Brockway Vista Spur | 0.3 | ||
| Upper Truckee Meadow Trails | 0.3 | ||
| Forest Tree Trail | 0.2 | ||
| Lost Lane Rd to Water Tank | 0.2 | ||
| Mt. Tallac TrailDesolation Wilderness | 0.2 | ||
| PCT Echo Boat Landing Trail | 0.2 | ||
| Trt Daggett NE Vista Spur | 0.2 | ||
| Trt Daggett Summit Connector | 0.2 | ||
| Trt Herlan Peak Spur | 0.2 | ||
| Trt Round Lake Spur | 0.2 | ||
| Eagle Falls Vista | 0.1 | ||
| Eagle Lake TrailDesolation Wilderness | 0.1 | ||
| Kings Beach SystemAccessible | 0.1 | ||
| Zephyr Cove Campground | 0.1 | ||
| Trt Granite Crest Vista Spur | 0.1 | ||
| Fire Prevention Trail | under 0.1 | ||
| Golden Bear Connector | under 0.1 |
Trails in plain text are shorter than 4.5 miles and are listed here only. Length, class and uses come from the same Forest Service record. Data refreshed November 1, 2026.
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