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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Backside (Lower)

4.8 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 2 hr

Backside (Lower) is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Pomins, CA. It climbs 793 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,349 – 6,808 ft5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05658, -120.12567
Nearest town Pomins, CA
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Backside (Lower)

4.8 mi · ▲ 793 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 6,347–6,806 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.05658, -120.12567

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 W.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 0.9 miSharp right onto Backside (Lower), heading N.
  8. 450 ftReach Backside (Lower), then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 0.5 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 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-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

60% dirt1% paved39% 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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