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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Boondocks–Coaster, 7 sights

13.7 mi · ▲ 2,279 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Boondocks–Coaster, 7 sights is a 13.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 2,279 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,841 – 7,556 ft · steepest grade: 18%14.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail 39.25856, -120.06450
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Boondocks–Coaster, 7 sights

13.7 mi · ▲ 2,279 ft · 5 hr 42 min

Elevation 6,841–7,556 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Tahoe Rim Trail · 39.25856, -120.06450

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 58°F / low 38° · precip 3% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  2. 3.8 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading W.
  3. 1.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading NE.
  5. 350 ftTurn left onto Sawmill, heading N.
  6. 400 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miBear right onto Knick Knack, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right onto The Woods, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 450 ftBear right onto River Styx, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 300 ftTurn right onto Pho Dogg, heading W.
  13. 200 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading W.
  14. 0.2 miBear left onto Pho Dogg, heading NW.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 400 ftTurn left onto Boondocks, heading N.
  17. 200 ftContinue straight onto Coaster, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right onto Boondocks, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftContinue straight onto Coaster, heading W.
  21. 150 ftReach Tahoe Rim Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  22. 250 ftTurn left onto Boondocks, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear left onto Coaster, heading NW.
  24. 100 ftContinue straight onto Boondocks, heading NE.
  25. 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
  26. 400 ftBear left onto Pho Dogg, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miBear right onto Sticks & Stones, heading E.
  28. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pho Dogg, heading S.
  29. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  30. 300 ftTurn right onto River Styx, heading SW.
  31. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  32. 450 ftTurn right onto The Woods, heading E.
  33. 0.1 miTurn left onto Knick Knack, heading SE.
  34. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  35. 0.3 miBear right onto Sawmill, heading SE.
  36. 350 ftTurn right onto Hemlock, heading S.
  37. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  38. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  39. 1.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  40. 3.7 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/boondocks-coaster-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

93% dirt2% gravel5% unspecified

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 58°F38°
Feels like37°Precip3%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 58°37°
Mon 69°35°
Tue 73°42°
Wed 75°48° 17%
Thu 76°52°
Fri 74°47°

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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