500 Road–Booster, 3 sights is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Heights, CA. It climbs 389 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 85/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi7,789 – 8,052 ft5.0 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: 500 Road 39.23018, -120.14503
Nearest town Carnelian Heights, CA
Directions
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500 Road–Booster, 3 sights
4.9 mi · ▲ 389 ft · 1 hr 50 min
Elevation 7,790–8,051 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 500 Road · 39.23018, -120.14503
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 79°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on 500 Road, heading W.
- 1.6 miBear left onto Crossover, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right onto Booster, heading SE.
- 0.5 miBear left onto Snake, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach 500 Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Booster, heading SW.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Crossover, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto 500 Road, heading SW.
- 1.6 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
100% dirt
Weather
ClearTemperature 79°F52°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
79°57°
Wed
78°51°
Thu
76°50°
Fri
76°51°
Sat
76°52°
Sun
77°49°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.6 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:41 PM — 0 min before dark.
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