Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Blackwood Creek Middle Fork Road

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Blackwood Creek Middle Fork Road is a 6.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Homewood, CA. It climbs 1,287 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 81/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,401 – 7,710 ft · steepest grade: 20%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Blackwood Creek Middle Fork Road 39.07651, -120.23312
Nearest town Homewood, CA

Directions

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Blackwood Creek Middle Fork Road

6.1 mi · ▲ 1,287 ft · 2 hr 41 min

Elevation 6,402–7,709 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Blackwood Creek Middle Fork Road · 39.07651, -120.23312

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Blackwood Creek Middle Fork Road, heading E.
  2. 3.1 miReach Blackwood Creek Middle Fork Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  3. 3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F48°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
80°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 78°57°
Wed 78°55°
Thu 83°55°
Fri 83°56°
Sat 83°56°
Sun 84°55°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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