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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lake Vista Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 472 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 472 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,447 – 6,880 ft3.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road 39.25885, -120.02988
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Lake Vista Road

3.1 mi · ▲ 472 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 6,446–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road · 39.25885, -120.02988

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.6 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  7. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.2 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-5-km-1020

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

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