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 Aug 3: Clear, high 81°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 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
ClearTemperature 81°F45°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV9Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
81°56°
Wed
86°57°
Thu
86°59°
Fri
85°60°
Sat
86°61°
Sun
86°59°
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