Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
16N54
9 mi · ▲ 2,270 ft · 4 hr 8 min
16N54 is a 9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,270 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 51/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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16N54
9 mi · ▲ 2,270 ft · 4 hr 8 min
Elevation 6,295–8,576 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.24331, -120.02983
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 45° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 613 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SW.
- 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.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 613 m from the trailhead
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