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Decommisioned State Park Road–Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector, 6 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 2,458 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Decommisioned State Park Road–Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector, 6 sights is a 15.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe City, CA. It climbs 2,458 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 65/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,296 – 7,500 ft · steepest grade: 17%15.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Decommisioned State Park Road 39.17514, -120.13859
Nearest town Tahoe City, CA
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Decommisioned State Park Road–Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector, 6 sights

15.3 mi · ▲ 2,458 ft · 6 hr 20 min

Elevation 6,295–7,500 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Decommisioned State Park Road · 39.17514, -120.13859

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 85°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Decommisioned State Park Road, heading NW.
  2. 0.2 miBear left onto Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector, heading NW.
  3. 1.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right onto Ocelot, heading SW.
  5. 1 miBear right onto Ocelot/Stumpy Connector, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left onto Stumpy Connector, heading N.
  7. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline, heading SW.
  8. 1 miBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.9 miBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading N.
  10. 100 ftContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading N.
  11. 0.1 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Deer Creek Road, heading NW.
  13. 0.4 miBear right onto Valley View, heading W.
  14. 1.8 miTurn left onto Wells Road, heading NE.
  15. 0.8 miReach Decommisioned State Park Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 0.8 miTurn right onto Valley View, heading W.
  17. 1.8 miBear left onto Deer Creek Road, heading SW.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  19. 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail (Painted Rock South), heading NE.
  20. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Deer Creek Road, heading E.
  21. 100 ftBear right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  22. 0.9 miBear left onto Powerline, heading S.
  23. 1 miContinue straight onto Stumpy Connector, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right onto Ocelot/Stumpy Connector, heading E.
  25. 0.2 miBear left onto Ocelot, heading E.
  26. 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  28. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Jackpine/Old State Park Road Connector, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miBear right onto Decommisioned State Park Road, heading SE.
  30. 150 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/cinder-cone-decommisioned-state-park-road-out-back-8-sights

Trail surface

97% dirt3% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 85°F47°
Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 84°56°
Thu 82°56°
Fri 81°56°
Sat 82°57°
Sun 82°55°

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