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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Backside (Lower)

4.4 mi · ▲ 768 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Backside (Lower) is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Pomins, CA. It climbs 768 ft. It scores 40/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,372 – 6,808 ft4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05567, -120.13175
Nearest town Pomins, CA
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Backside (Lower)

4.4 mi · ▲ 768 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,372–6,806 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.05567, -120.13175

Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading NW.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miSharp right onto Backside (Lower), heading W.
  8. 500 ftReach Backside (Lower), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 150 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-out-back-7-km-e061

Trail surface

57% dirt43% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 85°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°61°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 81°58°
Fri 81°59°
Sat 82°59°
Sun 82°58°

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