Hawley Grade National Recreation Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Nebelhorn, CA. It climbs 848 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,529 – 7,389 ft · steepest grade: 19%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Hawley Grade National Recreation Trail 38.81281, -120.02949
Nearest town Nebelhorn, CA
Directions
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Hawley Grade National Recreation Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 848 ft · 1 hr 35 min
Elevation 6,529–7,387 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Hawley Grade National Recreation Trail · 38.81281, -120.02949
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 68°F / low 42° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start on Hawley Grade National Recreation Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Hawley Grade Access Road, heading N.
- 150 ftReach Hawley Grade National Recreation Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Hawley Grade National Recreation Trail, heading SW.
- 1.7 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
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 68°F42°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity37%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon
68°45°
Tue
70°44°
Wed
75°49°
Thu
70°49°
Fri
69°46°
Sat
70°45°
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