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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Noonchester Mine Road & Noonchester Mine

6.8 mi · ▲ 892 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Noonchester Mine Road & Noonchester Mine is a 6.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Pomins, CA. It climbs 892 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,349 – 6,749 ft7.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05658, -120.12567
Nearest town Pomins, CA
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Noonchester Mine Road & Noonchester Mine

6.8 mi · ▲ 892 ft · 2 hr 43 min

Elevation 6,347–6,749 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.05658, -120.12567

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 41° · precip 5% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Noonchester Mine, heading N.
  7. 0.6 miReach Noonchester Mine Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading SW.
  10. 1.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  13. 0.3 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/noonchester-mine-road-noonchester-mine-out-back-11-km-d669

Trail surface

80% dirt1% paved1% gravel18% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 61°F41°
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 71°47°
Wed 71°53° 20%
Thu 72°55°
Fri 70°52°

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