AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Vista Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Lake Vista Road is a 3.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 450 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,401 – 6,880 ft3.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24910, -120.03002
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Lake Vista Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,403–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24910, -120.03002

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 150 ftArrive 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-vista-road-out-back-5-km-33ed

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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