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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

73D–Flameout Loop, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 998 ft · 2 hr 10 min

73D–Flameout Loop, 5 sights is a 5-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 998 ft, with sections as steep as 31% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,956 – 7,760 ft · steepest grade: 31%5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 73D 39.24819, -120.10503
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
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73D–Flameout Loop, 5 sights

5 mi · ▲ 998 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,954–7,761 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 73D · 39.24819, -120.10503

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start on 73D, heading N.
  2. 0.3 miSharp left onto Hemlock, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left onto Sawmill, heading W.
  4. 400 ftBear left, heading SW.
  5. 0.3 miBear right onto Knick Knack, heading N.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left onto The Woods, heading SW.
  7. 100 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading W.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left onto River Styx, heading W.
  9. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  10. 250 ftContinue straight onto The Woods, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right onto Flameout, heading S.
  12. 0.4 miTurn right onto Wirecutter, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Speed Control, heading N.
  14. 50 ftBear right onto Dogbone, heading NW.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 200 ftContinue straight onto Tryumph, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Sticks & Stones, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miBear left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
  19. 350 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading E.
  20. 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miBear right onto Reservoir Road, heading NE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  23. 450 ftTurn right onto Roundabout, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Service Road 301, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  26. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 73D, heading N.
  28. 0.8 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/73d-flameout-loop-5-sights

Trail surface

77% dirt17% gravel6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 84°60°
Wed 83°55°
Thu 87°55°
Fri 87°56°
Sat 87°56°
Sun 88°54°

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