Lower Mountain Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Homewood, CA. It climbs 604 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,316 – 6,870 ft · steepest grade: 20%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.09478, -120.16598
Nearest town Homewood, CA
Directions
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Lower Mountain Road
2.6 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 1 hr 10 min
Elevation 6,317–6,870 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.09478, -120.16598
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Lower Mountain Road, heading E.
- 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F48°
Feels like79°Precip0%Wind10 mphUV8Humidity14%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°61°
Wed
81°58°
Thu
81°58°
Fri
81°59°
Sat
82°59°
Sun
82°58°
More from this trailhead
- Madden Creek 3.8 mi · ▲ 808 ft
- Upper Mountain Viewpoint via Cedar Ridge Trail 4.2 mi · ▲ 974 ft
- Lake Louise & Lower Mountain Road 4.8 mi · ▲ 1,514 ft
- Cedar Ridge Trail 4.9 mi · ▲ 756 ft
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