Meeks Bay Trail Head to Dicks Pass Topo Hiking Map
Starting The Tahoe to Yosemite Trail
4 USGS 7.5 minute Topo Hiking Maps of the North Desolation Wilderness out of Meeks Bay
| Topo Maps INDEX Meeks Bay to Echo Summit | North map, NONE Lake Tahoe Trailheads Map |
Central Desolation 7.5 Topo Hiking Map Phipps Pass to Lake Aloha South Desolation Wilderness 7.5 Map |
7.5 min map SOUTH detail |
Full Desolation Wilderness Topo Map | Click RED DOTS for the Trail Guide Page 30 minute |
Trail Guide: Meeks Bay | Weather | all maps | miles and elevations | all pages | map info |
North Desolation Wilderness Map
16.83 mile Topo Hiking Map of Meeks Bay Trailhead to Dicks Pass along the Tahoe to Yosemite Trail
Mileage and Elevations Click Red Dots 30 minute North Desolation
Below: North Desolation, Meeks Bay trail head to Dicks Pass 7.5 Central Desolation Wilderness topo map: Phipps Pass to Lake Aloha 7.5 South Desolation Wilderness topo map: Dicks Pass to Echo Lake
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| The Northern Desolation Wilderness High Density 7.5 minute Topo Hiking Map: magnify for greater detail. |
Above: North Desolation, Meeks Bay trail head to Dicks Pass 7.5 Central Desolation Wilderness topo map: Phipps Pass to Lake Aloha 7.5 South Desolation Wilderness topo map: Dicks Pass to Echo Lake
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7.5 min Detailed TOPO HIKING MAP Segment: Lake Genevieve to Phipps Pass
30 min North Desolation Wilderness TOPO HIKING MAP: Meeks Bay to Middle Velma Lake
Meeks Bay trail head, Lake Tahoe to Yosemite Trail |
Main Features: Meeks Bay is the first trailhead for backpacking the Classic Tahoe to Yosemite Trail, and an excellent entry point for short backpacking trips and loops into the North Desolation Wilderness. For trips shorter than hiking the whole TYT down to Yosemite we can backpack across the 28.71 mile length of the Desolation Wilderness down to the Southernmost Desolation Trailhead at Lower Echo Lake. This section can be part of our hike to a destination further South, a trip in itself, or an element in a nice 2 to 5 day backpacking loop around the Desolation Wilderness. In pursuit of trip flexibility the trail guide also measures the distances from access trails and trailheads to the main Pacific Crest and Tahoe to Yosemite Routes from Eagle Falls and Bayview Camp along the Western Shore of Lake Tahoe. Locate the red dot marking the junction on the topo map you are interested in, and click it to review the trail guide information for that location. Trailheads paralleling the Tahoe to Yosemite and Pacific Crest Trail routes all the way from Lake Tahoe to Mount Whitney allow us to craft nice trailhead-to-trailhead and loop trips along the High Sierra trails between Tahoe to Whitney. Using a section of the PCT-TYT to connect two trailheads or as part of a hiking loop is real rewarding, especially around the Northern Desolation Wilderness, which is crisscrossed by a web of trails. Meeks Bay is good for a lot more than just beginning your long trip down to Yosemite and on to the Whitney Portal. Meeks Bay can be the beginning of the perfect short trip for you, be it a short in-and-out trip up to Rubicon Lake and back, a longer hiking loop around the Velmas and West out to Bayview Camp, or a big hiking trip down the length of Desolation Wilderness to Lower Echo Lake. Though this guide describes the Pacific Crest and Tahoe to Yosemite Trail routes spanning Desolation Wilderness from Meeks Bay to the Whitney Portal, you can break off as big or little piece of trail as suits you. Trail Guide Bookends for this Topo Map The topo map above depicts the Tahoe to Yosemite trail from Meeks Bay Trailhead to Dicks Pass. |
Desolation Wilderness Mapping Information, miles, and Elevations |
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Miles and Elevations Meeks Bay Trailhead to Phipps Pass 2561 feet, 8.88 miles Location Elevation Mileage Start: Meeks Bay 6239 0
Lake Genevieve 7400 4.39
Crag Lake 7440 4.77
Hidden Lake Jnct 7560 5.35
N. side, Stony Ridge Lake 7800 6.03
S. side, Stony Ridge Lake 7800 6.62
Rubicon Lake 8360 7.75
Grouse Lake Jnct 8400 7.89
Grouse Lake Jnct 2 8800 8.73
Phipps Pass 8800 8.88 All Miles/Elevations: Meeks Bay to Echo Summit Backpacking Permitting Authority Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit National Forest LTBMU Wilderness Area Desolation Wilderness, TahoeWhitney Desolation Wilderness, the feds. Physical Location Meeks Bay Trailhead and Highway 89 |
USGS Topo Map Information
Map Name: I stitched together 4 USGS 7.5 maps to make this baby: Meeks Bay (1992) Homewood (1992) Rockbound Valley (1992) Emerald Bay (1992) Compass Offset: Magnetic North is 15 and 1/2 minutes East of True North
scale: 1:24 000 Contours: 40 Feet
Tahoe to Alpine Trail Guide Index Meeks Bay trail head, Trail Guide
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last map: NONE. Trail heads Map next 7.5 min map SOUTH: Lake Genevieve to Aloha Lake
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Lake Tahoe: 6226 feet Phipps Pass: 8800 feet elevation rise: 2574 feet |
Trail Guide, Section: Meeks Bay to The Carson Gap Trail Guide Page: Meeks Bay Trail head Google Map: All Lake Tahoe trailheads |
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U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior: The USGS Download this topo map free from theUSGS Topographic |
The Trail Guide: Meeks Bay Trailhead