500 Road–Crossover, 5 sights is a 14.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 2,034 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 76/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.
Elevation
0 mi6,513 – 8,052 ft · steepest grade: 31%15.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.23235, -120.08576
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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500 Road–Crossover, 5 sights
14.9 mi · ▲ 2,034 ft · 5 hr 59 min
Elevation 6,511–8,051 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.23235, -120.08576
Weather Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 1 miSharp left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Sawmill, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Knick Knack, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto The Woods, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Tryumph, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp left onto River Styx, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading S.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto Little Trees, heading SW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sinuous, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover, heading SW.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto 500 Road, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach Knick Knack, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.6 miSharp right onto Crossover, heading NE.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Sinuous, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Sticks & Stones, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Little Trees, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading E.
- 450 ftContinue straight onto River Styx, heading E.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Tryumph, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 150 ftSharp left onto The Woods, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Knick Knack, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Sawmill, heading S.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Hemlock, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading E.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 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
95% dirt2% gravel3% unspecified
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
86°63°
Wed
85°56°
Thu
82°55°
Fri
83°56°
Sat
82°57°
Sun
81°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~204 min). Leave by 4:26 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 706 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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