AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Vista Road

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,341 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Lake Vista Road is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,341 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,605 – 7,225 ft · steepest grade: 18%8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25778, -120.08050
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Lake Vista Road

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,341 ft · 3 hr 14 min

Elevation 6,605–7,224 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25778, -120.08050

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 81°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 1.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  9. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  11. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  17. 0.7 miBear left, heading S.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  20. 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  24. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-vista-road-out-back-12-km-b3e5

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 81°F45°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity19%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 83°59°
Wed 83°54°
Thu 87°54°
Fri 86°55°
Sat 87°55°
Sun 87°53°

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