Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road
2 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 49 min
Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 284 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,375 – 6,657 ft · steepest grade: 16%2.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24353, -120.02186
Nearest town Kings Beach, CA
Directions
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Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road
2 mi · ▲ 284 ft · 49 min
Elevation 6,376–6,656 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.24353, -120.02186
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Chipmunk, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach Chipmunk, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Mini DH, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°62°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
89°60°
Fri
89°61°
Sat
89°61°
Sun
90°59°
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