Lake Louise–Lake Tahoe, 6 sights is a 16-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Pomins, CA. The route passes Lake Louise before reaching Lake Tahoe at the turnaround, 8 miles in. It climbs 3,578 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 55/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,240 – 7,842 ft · steepest grade: 24%16.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05702, -120.12224
Nearest town Pomins, CA
Directions
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Lake Louise–Lake Tahoe, 6 sights
16 mi · ▲ 3,578 ft · 7 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,239–7,842 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.05702, -120.12224
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Quail Peak, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Lake Louise.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Lower Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Ore Car, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Tahoe.
- 0.1 miReach Lake Louise, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Mountain Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Mountain Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Peak, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading E.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading NE.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
79% dirt21% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°62°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
81°58°
Fri
81°59°
Sat
82°59°
Sun
82°58°
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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