Tahoe National Forest

Mileage: 6 1/4 miles one way
Elevation: 5500 to 7140 feet
Difficulty: More Difficult
Use Level: Medium
Topographic Map: Cisco Grove, English Mtn.

Access: From Highway 89N take Jackson Lake Road west to forest road 86. Turn south on Road 86 to Meadow Lake. From Highway 80N take the Indian Springs turnoff. Parking is at the Indian Springs OHV Trailhead. With a 4WD vehicle it is a 1-1/2 mile drive to Eagle Lake where Grouse Ridge Trail begins. Take Grouse Ridge Trail 1-1/2 miles to Beyers Lakes Trail.

Trail Description: From Meadow Lake, a four-wheel-drive trail proceeds west toward Baltimore Lake. At a point about one and one-half mile west of Meadow Lake the four-wheel-drive trail ends, with a good view of French Lake to the north. A foot trail descends across a rocky hillside toward Baltimore Lake, which lies in a heavily timbered basin. There are a number of good campsites and fishing is generally very good.

The trail leaves Baltimore Lake and climbs over a saddle for a gentle descent into the Beyers Lakes area, a group of four lakes in a rocky landscape with a border of fir trees. From this point the trail continues west to its junction with the Grouse Ridge Trail.

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