Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

16N54

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,889 ft · 3 hr 23 min

16N54 is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,889 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,670 – 8,577 ft · steepest grade: 19%7.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25746, -120.04785
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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16N54

7.3 mi · ▲ 1,889 ft · 3 hr 23 min

Elevation 6,670–8,576 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25746, -120.04785

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 1 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  4. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  6. 100 ftBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading NE.
  8. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  9. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.9 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

90% dirt1% paved9% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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