Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

16N54

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,743 ft · 2 hr 44 min

16N54 is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,743 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,821 – 8,577 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road 39.25885, -120.02988
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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16N54

5.6 mi · ▲ 1,743 ft · 2 hr 44 min

Elevation 6,823–8,576 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road · 39.25885, -120.02988

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

  1. Start on Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  5. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  14. 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  16. 150 ftSharp right onto Lake Vista Road, heading SE.
  17. 100 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

87% dirt1% paved12% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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