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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Vista Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 811 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Lake Vista Road is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 811 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,401 – 6,880 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.03002
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Lake Vista Road

6.6 mi · ▲ 811 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 6,403–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.03002

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 43° · precip 26% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 742 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn 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. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  11. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  20. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  26. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  28. 0.1 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-vista-road-out-back-11-km-ca00

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 54°F43°
Precip26%Wind12 mphUV5Humidity66%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 22% rain1 AM: 20% rain2 AM: 20% rain3 AM: 19% rain4 AM: 16% rain5 AM: 18% rain6 AM: 23% rain7 AM: 26% rain8 AM: 25% rain9 AM: 13% rain10 AM: 13% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 1% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 60°42°
Sun 64°41°
Mon 71°40°
Tue 73°47°
Wed 67°50° 26%
Thu 70°51° 29%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 742 m from the trailhead

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