Following the spine of the Carson Range, 22.5 miles of trail traverse sun-drenched meadows, cool pine forests, and windswept mountain passes. Breaks in the tree cover offer panoramic views of Lake Tahoe and the Carson Valley. Paved parking lot, restrooms, horse trailer parking. Dirt pull-off parking on the south side of the road at the west end of Grass Lake. Gentle traverses lead across 16 miles of rolling landscape, curving through the dense forest and acient lava flows of the Upper Truckee River Basin.
Wildflowers carpet broad meadows near each end of the trail.
Paved parking lot, restrooms, horse trailer parking. Lot and roadside parking.