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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Lookout Point–California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, 5 sights

12 mi · ▲ 2,121 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Lookout Point–California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, 5 sights is a 12-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Vista, CA. The route passes California Tahoe Conservancy Beach before reaching Lookout Point at the turnaround, 6 miles in. It climbs 2,121 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 22/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,260 – 7,363 ft · steepest grade: 28%13.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24140, -120.04900
Nearest town Tahoe Vista, CA
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Lookout Point–California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, 5 sights

12 mi · ▲ 2,121 ft · 5 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,259–7,362 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24140, -120.04900

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 84°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 176 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftPass California Tahoe Conservancy Beach.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miContinue straight onto North Ridge Trail, heading N.
  10. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  11. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  17. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  18. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  19. 0.1 miBear right, heading NE.
  20. 150 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  21. 0.6 miBear left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading E.
  22. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  23. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  24. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline, heading E.
  25. 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  27. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  29. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  30. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  31. 0.4 miSharp right, heading SW.
  32. 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
  33. 200 ftBear left onto Saddle, heading S.
  34. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Lookout Peak, heading S.
  35. 0.2 miReach Lookout Point, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  36. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Saddle, heading S.
  37. 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
  38. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  39. 350 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  40. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  41. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  42. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  43. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  44. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  45. 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
  46. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline, heading NE.
  47. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Street Extension, heading NW.
  48. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  49. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  50. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  51. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  52. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  53. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  54. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  55. 0.7 miBear left, heading N.
  56. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  57. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  58. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  59. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  60. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  61. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  62. 0.6 miBear left, heading W.
  63. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  64. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  65. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  66. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  67. 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
  68. 50 ftArrive 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-pam-emmerich-memorial-pinedrop-trail-out-back-4-sights

Trail surface

68% dirt3% paved1% boardwalk28% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 84°F45°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°63°
Wed 84°57°
Thu 82°56°
Fri 82°57°
Sat 82°57°
Sun 83°55°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 176 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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