Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Homeward Connector & Noonchester Mine Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Homeward Connector & Noonchester Mine Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoma Meadows, CA. It climbs 864 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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Homeward Connector & Noonchester Mine Road
4.9 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 2 hr 4 min
Elevation 6,395–6,767 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Noonchester Mine Road · 39.05373, -120.15477
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start on Noonchester Mine Road, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading N.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftBear left onto Homeward Connector, heading NW.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Homeward Bound, heading NW.
- 0.3 miReach Noonchester Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Homeward Connector, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn left onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading S.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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