Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
16N54
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,200 ft · 4 hr
16N54 is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,200 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,401 – 8,577 ft9.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.03002
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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16N54
8.7 mi · ▲ 2,200 ft · 4 hr
Elevation 6,403–8,576 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.03002
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 44° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 742 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
91% dirt1% paved8% unspecified
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 54°F44°
Feels like40°Precip26%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
60°43°
Sun
60°41°
Mon
71°40°
Tue
74°47°
Wed
76°54°
16%
Thu
78°56°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 742 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Beaver Tail Trail & Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road 2 mi · ▲ 198 ft
- Lake Vista Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 419 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 509 ft
- Brockway Spring–Beaver Tail Trail, 4 sights 3.4 mi · ▲ 693 ft
- Kings Beach Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 751 ft
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