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 Aug 4: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Mattole Road, heading S.
- 0.4 miReach Mattole Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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
Partly cloudyTemperature 84°F44°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity44%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°59°
Wed
86°58°
Thu
83°60°
Fri
83°61°
Sat
84°61°
Sun
84°60°
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