Fox

4.3 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Fox is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 687 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,418 – 6,880 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25591, -120.02993

Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

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Fox

4.3 mi · ▲ 687 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,417–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25591, -120.02993

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead

Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
0.2 miBear right onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
0.1 miBear right, heading N.
0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
50 ftBear right, heading SW.
300 ftContinue straight onto Fox, heading E.
0.4 miReach Fox, then turn around and head back the way you came.
0.4 miBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NW.
50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Clear84°F61°

Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity20%

Hourly temperature

85°60°

6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM8:10 PM

Wed 84°61°

Thu 88°58°

Fri 89°59°

Sat 88°60°

Sun 87°59°

Mon 86°56°

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Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead