Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Backside (Lower)–Homeward Connector, 3 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,132 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Backside (Lower)–Homeward Connector, 3 sights is a 7.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Homewood, CA. It climbs 1,132 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Backside (Lower)–Homeward Connector, 3 sights
7.5 mi · ▲ 1,132 ft · 3 hr 4 min
Elevation 6,287–6,767 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Homeward Bound · 39.07806, -120.15928
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Homeward Bound, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Homeward Connector, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading S.
- 1 miTurn left onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn left onto Backside (Lower), heading E.
- 0.8 miReach Homeward Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Homeward Connector, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Homeward Bound, heading NW.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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