Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Forest Mountain Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Forest Mountain Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. It climbs 807 ft, with sections as steep as 30% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,355 – 7,008 ft · steepest grade: 30%3.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.89595, -120.03865
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA
Directions
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Forest Mountain Road
3.3 mi · ▲ 807 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 6,354–7,010 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.89595, -120.03865
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Forest Mountain Road, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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
57% dirt43% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:05 AMSunset 8:09 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Forest Mountain Road 3.3 mi · ▲ 837 ft
- Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,120 ft
- Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path 7.7 mi · ▲ 1,088 ft
- Lake Tahoe Boulevard Bike Path 8.2 mi · ▲ 1,199 ft
- Sawmill Bike Path 9 mi · ▲ 810 ft
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