Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Mattole Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Mattole Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Emerald Bay, CA. It climbs 1,011 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,355 – 6,913 ft · steepest grade: 24%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.94830, -120.08218
Nearest town Emerald Bay, CA

Directions

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Mattole Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,357–6,914 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.94830, -120.08218

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 70°F / low 41° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Mattole Road, heading S.
  4. 0.4 miReach Mattole Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 1.4 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

OvercastTemperature 70°F41°
Precip3%Wind8 mphUV6Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 71°53°
Tue 72°51°
Wed 72°51°
Thu 70°51°
Fri 69°48°
Sat 69°48°

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