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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.

Elevation

0 mi6,286 – 6,769 ft7.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Homeward Bound 39.07806, -120.15928
Nearest town Homewood, CA
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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 Sep 20: Overcast, high 69°F / low 47° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Homeward Bound, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left onto Homeward Connector, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 150 ftTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading S.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading SE.
  6. 1.5 miTurn left onto Backside (Lower), heading E.
  7. 0.8 miReach Homeward Connector, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 1.5 miTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading NW.
  10. 1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 200 ftTurn right onto Homeward Connector, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right onto Homeward Bound, heading NW.
  13. 500 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/backside-lower-homeward-connector-out-back-3-sights-12-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F47°
Precip3%Wind7 mphUV6Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
70°45°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:03 PM
Mon 72°54°
Tue 68°52°
Wed 72°50°
Thu 69°51°
Fri 68°48°
Sat 68°49°

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