Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
16N54
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,946 ft · 3 hr 20 min
16N54 is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 1,946 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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16N54
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,946 ft · 3 hr 20 min
Elevation 6,615–8,576 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25662, -120.04526
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 41° · precip 28% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 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.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 382 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 418 ft
- Kings Beach Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 520 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 507 ft
- Moon Dunes Beach & North Ridge Trail 4 mi · ▲ 480 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 867 ft
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