Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
16N54
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,346 ft · 2 hr 30 min
16N54 is a 5.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Iceland, CA. It climbs 1,346 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 70/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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16N54
5.5 mi · ▲ 1,346 ft · 2 hr 30 min
Elevation 7,623–8,691 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.30917, -120.02015
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 51°F / low 40° · precip 30% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto 16N54, heading SW.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.7 mi in (~101 min). Leave by 5:27 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:53 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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