AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

North Ridge Trail via Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 47 min

North Ridge Trail via Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 648 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,385 – 7,015 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24898, -120.03672
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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North Ridge Trail via Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 648 ft · 1 hr 47 min

Elevation 6,385–7,014 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24898, -120.03672

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 453 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading NW.
  3. 0.5 miSharp right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miContinue straight onto North Ridge Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  6. 500 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  10. 400 ftReach North Ridge Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 400 ftSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.7 miTurn right, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.6 miSharp left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading S.
  17. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.1 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/north-ridge-trail-out-back-7-km-b6a1

Trail surface

36% dirt24% paved40% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 89°59°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 453 m from the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near Wood Vista, California