Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
16N54
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,938 ft · 3 hr 6 min
16N54 is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,938 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 64/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,628 – 8,577 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25565, -120.03469
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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16N54
6.4 mi · ▲ 1,938 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,628–8,576 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25565, -120.03469
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 426 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 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 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
89% dirt1% paved10% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 426 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lake Vista Road 2.6 mi · ▲ 439 ft
- Lake Vista Road 2.8 mi · ▲ 498 ft
- Kings Beach Trail 3.4 mi · ▲ 879 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 3.5 mi · ▲ 495 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 3.6 mi · ▲ 555 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 3.7 mi · ▲ 510 ft
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