AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Powerline & Saddle

5.4 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Old Powerline & Saddle is a 5.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 2,307 ft, with sections as steep as 45% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,473 – 7,733 ft · steepest grade: 45%6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lakeview 39.23655, -120.00559
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA
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Old Powerline & Saddle

5.4 mi · ▲ 2,307 ft · 2 hr 57 min

Elevation 6,474–7,732 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lakeview · 39.23655, -120.00559

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Lakeview, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right onto Saddle, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  5. 350 ftSharp left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  10. 100 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  15. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  17. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 150 ftTurn left onto Old Powerline, heading SE.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.1 miBear right, heading SW.
  25. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  28. 350 ftBear left, heading S.
  29. 250 ftContinue straight onto Saddle, heading S.
  30. 0.3 miSharp left onto Lakeview, heading S.
  31. 400 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/lookout-point-loop-9-km

Trail surface

91% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 84°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~73 min). Leave by 6:38 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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