Huckleberry Mt. & Pony Express Trail via Scout Peak Road is a 13.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Phillips, CA. The route reaches Huckleberry Mt. at the turnaround, 6.9 miles in. It climbs 2,805 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,703 – 8,839 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.81230, -120.08540
Nearest town Phillips, CA
Directions
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Huckleberry Mt. & Pony Express Trail via Scout Peak Road
13.9 mi · ▲ 2,805 ft · 6 hr 2 min
Elevation 6,702–8,840 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.81230, -120.08540
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 83°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pony Express Trail, heading E.
- 2.4 miBear left onto Scout Peak Road, heading E.
- 4.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftReach Huckleberry Mt., then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 4.1 miBear right onto Pony Express Trail, heading NE.
- 2.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 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 83°F62°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed
83°61°
Thu
87°61°
Fri
88°62°
Sat
88°62°
Sun
87°61°
Mon
86°60°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.0 mi in (~216 min). Leave by 4:13 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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