16N54 & 16N92B Loop is a 6.6-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,548 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi7,635 – 8,691 ft · steepest grade: 28%6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.30525, -120.03168
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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16N54 & 16N92B Loop
6.6 mi · ▲ 1,548 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 7,636–8,691 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.30525, -120.03168
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 500 ftBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto 16N92B, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto 16N54, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
95% dirt5% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 5:55 PM for the 7:28 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:30 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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