Mt. Tallac Trailhead, South Lake Tahoe CA

Great trail with amazing views! It's not the easiest incline, but well worth the effort. You can see all surrounding lakes and wilderness from the peak.

First trail I did in south lake Tahoe and it was amazing! A little busy but that's what you get for going on a weekend.

Great hike with some of the most amazing Tahoe views. It's a long hike with very rocky terrains especially closer to the summit. Please come prepared with proper hiking shoes (this is a must), heaps of water and snacks to eat.

Amazing views! Moderate hike. More trail markers would be nice. I kept getting us lost going up the summit and while descending we met another lost couple at the halfway post.
The trail was very clean except for the pistachio shells left at the top.

I found this trail on All Trails and it was just as hard as everyone says on the app. This trail is rocky from start to end. Top three things to complete this trail; food, water and pace. The elevation is a steady climb until cathedral lake and it really amps up. I recommend starting at 7am. You will have to scramble to get to the stop and it's the hardest part. It's kinda easy to lose your trail so take your time.

The scenery is well worth it and there are plenty of photo ops. We started to see snow in the higher elevation around 8500ft in july. So keep that in mind if you plan on hiking later in the year when it is cooler.

Didn't go up to the top, but up to the Cathedral Lake. Any mountain hike makes you feel blessed to see the beauty of nature.

This is one of the most gorgeous trailheads I've been on. You get to see lake Tahoe and fallen leaf lake. The views are picture perfect. The hike is not too bad we had kids and we had a blast.

Don't go down Old Cathedral road. I went down that road by mistake. It is the next ext with the big sign that says Mount Tallac trailhead. Definitely one of those "common sense " moments when you think, " this road doesn't seem right, but the map tells me to go this way, so I will go. " lesson learned.again.the hard way.

We're a family of hikers (including our kids that summited Half Dome with us when they were 7 & 8 in Aug 2021 and will do it again Aug 2022) so this review will not be indicative of average family hiking. However for kiddos that have a happy place out on the trail, this hike to both Floating Island and Cathedral Lakes was not bad at all.pretty moderate incline. Our entire group including a 1yr old made that trek with time resting at both lakes.

Parking during the week wasn't too bad, but had to park along the side of the road. I recommend hitting the trail earlier than 11am for parking and ample time to make it up to the summit. Based on parking signage, this must be an extremely popular hike on the weekends.

Once past Cathedral Lake up to the summit, the incline really begins. You're met with absolutely stunning views of both Lake Tahoe and Fallen Leaf Lake as well as mountain wildflowers, but with unexpected altitude "sickness" (mild dizziness & had to focus to get a deep breath) for 3 of our crew of 4, the alpine first and rocky ridgeline were not able to be enjoyed as much as on other hikes. When we reached the Tallac summit, it was indeed beautiful (posted our panoramic pic) but the one person not affected by the altitude was the only one excited/ enjoying the view. The other 3 were glad to make it but pretty much ready to go back down, which is rare.one person (me) even took a nap in the summit which helped the dizzy feeling. (But "me" is also now technically 40.5 with 5 ACL reconstruction/medial meniscus repair surgeries on both knees, breast cancer survivor, recently healed broken big toe, and a destroyed thyroid.but a determinationto stay active and "use it or lose it. ")

With a 10.29 mile RT hike to the summit and back and 3,162' of elevation gain (according to my tracker), this is a fantastic training hike to prepare for Half Dome that we're doing in 3 weeks @Matlock. Rock!

Great trail head plenty of parking either in the lot or along the road. Crowded on the weekends! Only about a mile or so up to see Fallen Leaf and Lake Tahoe

Must try hiking place around.lots beautiful view points.its easy hiking until you reach a lake.after that it will be bit difficult for non hikers.

The jewel in the crown of mountains which ring Lake Tahoe, Mt. Tallac promises unparalleled views from its summit 9,735ft above sea level.

The trail takes you to the top via the most direct summer route; through lush forest, along scenic ridgelines, past small alpine lakes and across blazingly colorful wildflower strewn high-altitude meadows. Sure the 3,500ft elevation gain is greater than you might experience on most day hikes, but both the journey and the destination are worth every single thigh-burning step.

June to October is the best time to hike Tallac and although some snow may prevail at higher elevations until late July, it's unlikely to cause problems for hikers. Summer thunderstorms are common from mid afternoon, so we recommend an early start to avoid being exposed at high elevations at these times.