Freel Peak
3.1 mi
Distance
1 hrs 7 min
Time
terrain
3,133 ft
Elev Gain
Overview
This is a moderate one way trail to Freel Peak in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.
Sights to See
Rate this Hike
★★★★★
I was doing a bit of research preparing to hike to Freel. This route is NOT preferred for two reasons: 1 - it crosses private property, and 2 - the route up the drainage is primitive unmaintained trail with slow going. Also it’s rated “moderate” on Gaia and should definitely be considered “DIFFICULT.” The preferred trail to freel is “Freel Peak via Tahoe Rim Trail” with a trailhead at Horse Meadow which then climbs to Armstrong Pass and meets up with the TRT there. There IS a route to Freel from this Fountain Place Road locked gate trailhead, but it’s via the Armstrong Pass Trail which is much longer than the Horse Meadow TH route. I didn’t do this route, and of course YMMV.
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