Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
North Ridge Trail & Old Powerline
15.6 mi · ▲ 3,058 ft · 6 hr 44 min
North Ridge Trail & Old Powerline is a 15.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 3,058 ft, with sections as steep as 32% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
Getting there
Directions
North Ridge Trail & Old Powerline
15.6 mi · ▲ 3,058 ft · 6 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,490–7,878 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.26034, -119.96449
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Powerline, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Beaver Street Extension, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading W.
- 100 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miReach Old Powerline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.9 miSharp left onto Old Powerline, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 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
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.3 mi in (~98 min). Leave by 6:13 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Blackjack 7.2 mi · ▲ 1,700 ft
- Beaver Tail Trail & Old Powerline 10.6 mi · ▲ 2,673 ft
- Blackjack 11.5 mi · ▲ 2,650 ft
- Old Mount Rose Highway 11.8 mi · ▲ 2,792 ft
- Old Mount Rose Highway 12 mi · ▲ 2,518 ft
- Tyrolean Downhill 12.3 mi · ▲ 2,845 ft
Get outside more
A wild hike near Incline Village, emailed to you once a week.
Hikes near Incline Village, Nevada