Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
16N54
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,993 ft · 3 hr 16 min
16N54 is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,993 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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16N54
6.8 mi · ▲ 1,993 ft · 3 hr 16 min
Elevation 6,573–8,576 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25401, -120.03720
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 43° · precip 26% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading NE.
- 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.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miArrive 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 147 m from the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- Kings Beach Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 583 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.1 mi · ▲ 553 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 4 mi · ▲ 609 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 598 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 634 ft
- Beaver Tail Trail 4.4 mi · ▲ 662 ft
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