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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

73D–Hemlock, 4 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft · 2 hr 58 min

73D–Hemlock, 4 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,207 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,250 – 7,284 ft · steepest grade: 17%7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28491, -120.10658
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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73D–Hemlock, 4 sights

7.1 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft · 2 hr 58 min

Elevation 6,252–7,284 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.28491, -120.10658

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 160 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading W.
  7. 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto 73D, heading S.
  10. 0.9 miReach Service Road 301, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.2 miSharp left onto Hemlock, heading N.
  12. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Service Road 302, heading N.
  13. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  18. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 250 ftArrive 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-hemlock-out-back-4-sights-via-service-road-301

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 87°62°
Wed 87°58°
Thu 91°57°
Fri 91°58°
Sat 91°59°
Sun 90°58°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 160 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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