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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

North Ridge Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 2 hr 4 min

North Ridge Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 925 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,490 – 7,021 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25152, -120.06472
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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North Ridge Trail

4.8 mi · ▲ 925 ft · 2 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,490–7,023 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25152, -120.06472

Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 69°F / low 42° · precip 1% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  3. 450 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
  7. 0.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.5 miReach North Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  13. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  19. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  20. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  21. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/north-ridge-trail-out-back-8-km-e742

Trail surface

72% dirt2% gravel26% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 69°F42°
Precip1%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
70°40°
Sunrise 6:47 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon 69°51°
Tue 76°47°
Wed 75°47°
Thu 71°47°
Fri 70°42°
Sat 71°43°

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