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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Louise–Lake Tahoe Loop, 9 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 2,110 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Lake Louise–Lake Tahoe Loop, 9 sights is a 7.8-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Homewood, CA. The route passes Lake Tahoe and Lake Louise. It climbs 2,110 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 39/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,237 – 7,842 ft · steepest grade: 23%8.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Homeward Bound 39.07806, -120.15928
Nearest town Homewood, CA
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Lake Louise–Lake Tahoe Loop, 9 sights

7.8 mi · ▲ 2,110 ft · 3 hr 39 min

Elevation 6,238–7,842 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Homeward Bound · 39.07806, -120.15928

Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Homeward Bound, heading SE.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miPass Lake Tahoe.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Ore Car, heading E.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Mountain Road, heading W.
  8. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Mountain Road, heading S.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Peak, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miPass Lake Louise.
  11. 1 miBear right, heading E.
  12. 450 ftSharp right onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading E.
  13. 1.1 miTurn left onto Sunrise Trail, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pine Marten, heading N.
  15. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Homeward Connector, heading E.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right onto Homeward Bound, heading NW.
  18. 0.1 miThe loop closes 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/lake-louise-lake-tahoe-out-back-10-sights-6f47

Trail surface

85% dirt15% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 85°F50°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°62°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 82°58°
Fri 82°59°
Sat 82°60°
Sun 82°58°

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