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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Backside (Lower)–Noonchester Mine Road, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Backside (Lower)–Noonchester Mine Road, 3 sights is a 4.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoma Meadows, CA. It climbs 570 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 52/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,427 – 6,690 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.06025, -120.14676
Nearest town Tahoma Meadows, CA
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Backside (Lower)–Noonchester Mine Road, 3 sights

4.6 mi · ▲ 570 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 6,427–6,690 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.06025, -120.14676

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 42° · precip 4% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Backside (Lower), heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear left onto Noonchester Mine, heading NE.
  6. 0.6 miReach Backside (Lower), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading SW.
  9. 1.1 miTurn left onto Backside (Lower), heading E.
  10. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  11. 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-noonchester-mine-road-out-back-3-sights-7-km

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 61°F42°
Feels like40°Precip4%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity64%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 61°42°
Mon 66°41°
Tue 70°46°
Wed 71°53° 20%
Thu 72°55°
Fri 70°51°

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