Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Captain Pomin Rock & Captain Pomin Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Captain Pomin Rock & Captain Pomin Trail is a 2.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. The route reaches Captain Pomin Rock at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 510 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 10/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,966 – 7,471 ft · steepest grade: 22%2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Highway 50 39.09521, -119.91183
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV

Directions

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Captain Pomin Rock & Captain Pomin Trail

2.8 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 11 min

Elevation 6,966–7,472 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Highway 50 · 39.09521, -119.91183

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Bikes allowed on the whole route

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miTurn left onto Captain Pomin Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miReach Captain Pomin Rock, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  5. 0.6 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

Sunrise 6:04 AMSunset 8:09 PM

Good to know

  • Bikes allowed on the whole route

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