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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Backside (Lower)–Noonchester Mine Road, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 803 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Backside (Lower)–Noonchester Mine Road, 3 sights is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Chamberlands Estates, CA. It climbs 803 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 6,808 ft · steepest grade: 18%5.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Noonchester Mine 39.06683, -120.15385
Nearest town Chamberlands Estates, CA
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Backside (Lower)–Noonchester Mine Road, 3 sights

5.6 mi · ▲ 803 ft · 2 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,391–6,806 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Noonchester Mine · 39.06683, -120.15385

Weather Sep 5: Clear, high 61°F / low 42° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start on Noonchester Mine, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left onto Backside (Lower), heading E.
  7. 0.8 miReach Noonchester Mine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 450 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  9. 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftBear left onto Noonchester Mine, heading N.
  12. 0.5 miArrive 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-9-km

Trail surface

66% dirt34% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 61°F42°
Feels like40°Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity64%
Rained 0.1″ yesterday
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 60°42°
Mon 66°41°
Tue 70°46°
Wed 71°52° 20%
Thu 72°55°
Fri 70°51°

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