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California · Hiking · Near Sunnyside-Tahoe City
Forty Tie
- 2.8 mi
- round trip
- 556 ft
- climb
- 7,493 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- Jun–Aug
- best months
Is Forty Tie open right now?
Alert in the area
The Forest Service lists an alert for Tahoe National Forest.
Camping and Campfire Restrictions-Truckee and Sierraville Districts
Agency alert covering Tahoe National Forest · Order 17-25-05 · USFS · Tahoe National Forest
As of · Source: USFS · Tahoe National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.
Forty Tie is an easy out-and-back hike in California's Tahoe National Forest, within the Truckee Ranger District. The trail is about 2.8 miles long, with a one-way elevation gain of 556 feet, and it rises from a low point of 6,934 feet to a high of 7,493 feet. The Forest Service manages the land, and the route is on natural surface, with biking allowed. Summer is the most comfortable time to go. Typical averages from the Sagehen Creek weather station, about a mile away, show July highs near 80°F with lows around 37°F, while winter highs stay in the low 40s. That station sits roughly 1,150 feet below the trail's high point, so temperatures on the ridge run cooler. The hike starts close to Sagehen View, just 0.1 mile away. Within a few miles you'll also find the Carpenter Valley Trail for mountain biking, the Prosser Hill climbing area and Prosser Creek for canoeing.
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On your way back · 3 miIf it rains
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Best time to go · Jun–Aug
Best time to visit Forty Tie
Best months: June–August. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 15°
Feb
41° / 15°
Mar
48° / 19°
Apr
53° / 22°
May
62° / 28°
Jun
72° / 32°
Jul
80° / 37°
Aug
79° / 35°
Sep
73° / 31°
Oct
61° / 24°
Nov
49° / 20°
Dec
39° / 14°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Sagehen Creek, CA, 1.3 mi away at 6,337 ft. The station sits about 1,200 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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