Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Lam Watah Historic Trail
3 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Lam Watah Historic Trail is a 3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Round Hill, NV. It is mostly level, with 226 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Lam Watah Historic Trail
3 mi · ▲ 226 ft · 1 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,253–6,446 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.98762, -119.94159
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:09 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Lam Watah Historic Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Lam Watah Historic Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 500 ftBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, 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.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.5 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:06 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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