AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Homeward Connector & Noonchester Mine Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Homeward Connector & Noonchester Mine Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoma Meadows, CA. It climbs 864 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,395 – 6,769 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Noonchester Mine Road 39.05373, -120.15477
Nearest town Tahoma Meadows, CA
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Homeward Connector & Noonchester Mine Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 864 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,395–6,767 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Noonchester Mine Road · 39.05373, -120.15477

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 40° · precip 5% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start on Noonchester Mine Road, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 150 ftBear left onto Homeward Connector, heading NW.
  5. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Homeward Bound, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miReach Noonchester Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Homeward Connector, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading SE.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading S.
  11. 0.8 miArrive 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/homeward-connector-noonchester-mine-road-out-back

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

OvercastTemperature 61°F40°
Precip5%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun 61°42°
Mon 66°41°
Tue 70°46°
Wed 71°52° 21%
Thu 72°55°
Fri 70°51°

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