Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

16N54

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,879 ft · 3 hr 2 min

16N54 is a 6.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,879 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 66/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,680 – 8,577 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25715, -120.03438
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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16N54

6.3 mi · ▲ 1,879 ft · 3 hr 2 min

Elevation 6,679–8,576 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25715, -120.03438

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

Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading NE.
  10. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  13. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

88% dirt1% paved11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead

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