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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Incense Cedar–Powerline Road, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Incense Cedar–Powerline Road, 3 sights is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. It climbs 305 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,286 – 6,532 ft4.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87304, -119.98224
Nearest town Meyers, CA
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Incense Cedar–Powerline Road, 3 sights

4.7 mi · ▲ 305 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,285–6,531 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.87304, -119.98224

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 87°F / low 57° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.7 miBear left onto Railroad Grade Trail, heading N.
  3. 2.6 miContinue straight onto Incense Cedar, heading SW.
  4. 50 ftContinue straight onto Powerline Road, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/incense-cedar-powerline-road-out-back-3-sights

Trail surface

85% dirt13% gravel2% paved

Weather

ClearTemperature 87°F57°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°55°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 86°60°
Thu 90°62°
Fri 90°64°
Sat 90°64°
Sun 89°63°
Mon 88°62°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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