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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Dollar Reservoir–Easy Rider, 9 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,864 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Dollar Reservoir–Easy Rider, 9 sights is an 11.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. The route reaches Dollar Reservoir at the turnaround, 5.9 miles in. It climbs 1,864 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 67/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,349 – 7,212 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Nature Trail 39.27479, -120.11926
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Dollar Reservoir–Easy Rider, 9 sights

11.8 mi · ▲ 1,864 ft · 4 hr 52 min

Elevation 6,349–7,213 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Nature Trail · 39.27479, -120.11926

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 87°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

Transit-accessible: 4 stop 209 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftContinue straight onto Village Run, heading S.
  3. 0.2 miBear right onto Mineshaft, heading SE.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  5. 50 ftBear right onto Liftline, heading S.
  6. 300 ftContinue straight onto Bill-E-Goat, heading S.
  7. 50 ftBear left onto Liftline, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Village Run, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
  12. 250 ftSharp left onto Pho Dogg, heading W.
  13. 0.2 miBear right onto Sticks & Stones, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pho Dogg, heading E.
  15. 200 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 300 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading SE.
  17. 350 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading SE.
  19. 200 ftTurn right onto White Fir, heading SE.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right onto Sawmill, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miSharp right, heading E.
  22. 2.1 miBear right onto Watson Creek Road, heading SE.
  23. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading SE.
  24. 0.6 miTurn right onto BP, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Fulton Circle, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading SE.
  28. 450 ftTurn left onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading E.
  29. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  30. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  31. 0.2 miReach Dollar Reservoir, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  32. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 0.5 miTurn right onto Reservoir Run, heading NE.
  34. 450 ftTurn left onto Fulton Circle, heading NE.
  35. 50 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading NE.
  36. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  38. 350 ftContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  39. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Watson Creek Road, heading W.
  40. 50 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading NW.
  41. 2.1 miSharp left onto Sawmill, heading N.
  42. 0.3 miTurn left onto White Fir, heading N.
  43. 0.5 miTurn left onto Tryumph, heading W.
  44. 150 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading W.
  45. 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading W.
  46. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  47. 250 ftTurn right onto Pho Dogg, heading NE.
  48. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading N.
  49. 0.2 miBear left onto Pho Dogg, heading N.
  50. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  51. 150 ftContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading NW.
  52. 150 ftTurn right onto Village Run, heading NW.
  53. 100 ftTurn left onto Easy Rider, heading NW.
  54. 50 ftTurn right onto Mineshaft, heading NW.
  55. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Liftline, heading NW.
  56. 0.1 miBear right onto Bill-E-Goat, heading W.
  57. 50 ftContinue straight onto Liftline, heading W.
  58. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  59. 50 ftBear right onto Mineshaft, heading W.
  60. 50 ftBear left onto Village Run, heading W.
  61. 0.1 miArrive 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/dollar-reservoir-dollar-reservoir-out-back-22-km-0301

Trail surface

91% dirt6% paved2% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F55°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 87°62°
Wed 86°57°
Thu 90°57°
Fri 89°58°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 91°56°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 4 stop 209 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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