Tevis Cup Trail

California

California

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8.4 mi

Distance

3,384 ft

Gain

3h 15m

Time

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What we do know

  • Inside Tahoe National Forest

    2 managing-area boundaries mapped — agency alerts for them feed this page automatically.

    Boundary data

What's missing

  • No access route mapped

    We don't yet know which road reaches this trailhead, so we can't tell you if it's gated.

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Why you'll love it

Through-trail
Out & back

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Elevation & route

Distance
8.4 mi
Elevation gain
3,384 ft
Elevation loss
3,384 ft
Highest point
7,386 ft
Lowest point
5,731 ft
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Managing agency
Forest Service

About this trail

The Tevis Cup Trail is a 16.8-mile out-and-back route in California with 3,384 feet of elevation gain and loss. The trail reaches a maximum elevation of 7,386 feet.

Facts about this trail

The climb

Starts at
7,308 ft
High point
7,386 ft
Total climbing
3,384 ft
Total descent
3,384 ft
Steepest stretch
18% grade around mile 4.7 on the way out
Length (round trip)
17 mi
Shape
Out and back

The climb is steady from start to finish.

Source: Roamze elevation profile and trail geometry (DEM samples along the mapped route)

When to go

Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Tahoe City, CA weather station, 15 mi away. High / low in °F, and days with snow.

  1. Jan40° high21° low7 days with snow
  2. Feb40° high21° low7 days with snow
  3. Mar45° high24° low7 days with snow
  4. Apr50° high28° low4 days with snow
  5. May59° high34° low1 days with snow
  6. Jun69° high40° low
  7. Jul78° high46° low
  8. Aug77° high45° low
  9. Sep70° high41° low
  10. Oct59° high33° low1 days with snow
  11. Nov48° high26° low3 days with snow
  12. Dec40° high21° low6 days with snow

The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this spot, so expect it to run cooler up here.

Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020

Where it is

Managed by
Forest Service

Source: USFS EDW boundaries; USGS PAD-US 4.1

Conditions

Active alerts for Tahoe National Forest as of Oct 9, 2026:

Source: USFS forest alerts

Nearby

Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)

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