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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 48 min

Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 345 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,355 – 6,657 ft · steepest grade: 17%2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road 39.24462, -120.02660
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road

1.9 mi · ▲ 345 ft · 48 min

Elevation 6,355–6,656 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road · 39.24462, -120.02660

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Chipmunk, heading E.
  5. 0.4 miReach Chipmunk, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 250 ftTurn right onto Mini DH, heading S.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
  9. 450 ftArrive 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/chipmunk-out-back-3-km-d69a

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°63°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

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