500 Road–Crossover, 7 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,881 ft, with sections as steep as 33% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,372 – 8,052 ft · steepest grade: 33%9.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Easy Rider 39.27530, -120.12237
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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500 Road–Crossover, 7 sights
9 mi · ▲ 1,881 ft · 3 hr 56 min
Elevation 6,371–8,051 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Easy Rider · 39.27530, -120.12237
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
Transit-accessible: 4 stop 120 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Easy Rider, heading W.
- 1 miTurn right onto Village Run, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
- 300 ftSharp left onto Pho Dogg, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right onto Dogbone, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto Karpiel, heading S.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Speed Control, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Karpiel, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Speed Control, heading SE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Wirecutter, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Karpiel, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Snake, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Karpiel, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Sinuous, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Crossover, heading E.
- 0.8 miSharp left onto 500 Road, heading NW.
- 1.6 miReach Easy Rider, 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 Karpiel, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left onto Snake, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Karpiel, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right onto Wirecutter, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Speed Control, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Karpiel, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Speed Control, heading NE.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Karpiel, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Dogbone, heading W.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Pho Dogg, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Village Run, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading SW.
- 0.9 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
98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 87°F55°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
87°63°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
90°57°
Fri
89°58°
Sat
90°59°
Sun
91°56°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.4 mi in (~134 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 8:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 4 stop 120 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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