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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Viewpoint

10.5 mi · ▲ 2,621 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Viewpoint is a 10.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Bijou Park, CA. The route reaches Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Viewpoint at the turnaround, 5.3 miles in. It climbs 2,621 ft, with sections as steep as 23% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 61/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,647 – 9,210 ft · steepest grade: 23%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.93440, -119.94038
Nearest town Bijou Park, CA
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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Viewpoint

10.5 mi · ▲ 2,621 ft · 4 hr 49 min

Elevation 6,648–9,209 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.93440, -119.94038

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.6 miSharp right, heading S.
  3. 2 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miBear left, heading E.
  5. 1.1 miBear left, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  10. 0.7 miReach Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 0.7 miTurn right, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 350 ftBear left, heading SE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  16. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  17. 0.9 miBear left, heading SW.
  18. 2 miSharp left, heading SW.
  19. 0.5 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/lake-tahoe-basin-management-unit-viewpoint-out-back

Trail surface

84% dirt16% gravel

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F52°
Precip0%Wind6 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue 85°64°
Wed 86°61°
Thu 91°58°
Fri 90°60°
Sat 91°60°
Sun 91°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:49 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:10 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:40 PM.

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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