Hemlock–Pho Dogg, 4 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 911 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 73/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,785 – 7,290 ft · steepest grade: 19%4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Village Run 39.26480, -120.12404
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Hemlock–Pho Dogg, 4 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 911 ft · 1 hr 53 min
Elevation 6,785–7,291 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Village Run · 39.26480, -120.12404
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 56° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start on Village Run, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading SW.
- 350 ftSharp left onto Pho Dogg, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pho Dogg, heading SE.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn right onto River Styx, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right onto The Woods, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Knick Knack, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Sawmill, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Hemlock, heading NE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto 73D, heading NE.
- 0.2 miReach Pho Dogg, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Hemlock, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sawmill, heading SW.
- 400 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right onto Knick Knack, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto The Woods, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear right onto River Styx, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Pho Dogg, heading N.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pho Dogg, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Mineshaft, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Village Run, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
81% dirt5% gravel1% paved13% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F56°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
84°62°
Wed
84°55°
Thu
88°56°
Fri
88°56°
Sat
88°57°
Sun
89°54°
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