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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 Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 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

Mostly clearTemperature 85°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 86°61°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 81°58°
Fri 81°59°
Sat 82°59°
Sun 82°58°

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