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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 854 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 854 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 3/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 7,179 ft · steepest grade: 19%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.04208
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail

6.6 mi · ▲ 854 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 6,391–7,178 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.04208

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 450 ftBear right, heading NE.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  14. 1.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 1.2 miBear right, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 450 ftSharp left, heading W.
  19. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  21. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading S.
  25. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  26. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  27. 350 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/moon-dunes-beach-out-back-12-km-4ad9

Trail surface

63% dirt1% paved36% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F61°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity27%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 84°61°
Thu 90°59°
Fri 90°61°
Sat 90°61°
Sun 88°60°
Mon 87°58°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

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