AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Huckleberry Mt. & Pony Express Trail via Scout Peak Road

14.3 mi · ▲ 2,891 ft · 6 hr 13 min

Huckleberry Mt. & Pony Express Trail via Scout Peak Road is a 14.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Phillips, CA. The route reaches Huckleberry Mt. at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 2,891 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,598 – 8,839 ft · steepest grade: 17%14.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.80714, -120.09429
Nearest town Phillips, CA
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Huckleberry Mt. & Pony Express Trail via Scout Peak Road

14.3 mi · ▲ 2,891 ft · 6 hr 13 min

Elevation 6,598–8,840 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.80714, -120.09429

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto Firs Spur Road, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 100 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pony Express Trail, heading SW.
  9. 2.4 miBear left onto Scout Peak Road, heading NE.
  10. 4.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  12. 50 ftReach Huckleberry Mt., then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  14. 4.1 miBear right onto Pony Express Trail, heading NW.
  15. 2.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.4 miBear left onto Firs Spur Road, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 400 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  20. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  21. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  22. 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  23. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/huckleberry-mt-out-back-23-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~226 min). Leave by 2:55 PM for the 7:01 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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