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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 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° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 20% rain2 AM: 20% rain3 AM: 19% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 26% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
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

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