Northstar Service Road 703–Northstar Service Road 703A, 4 sights is a 12.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 2,367 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,398 – 7,865 ft · steepest grade: 16%13.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Dirk's 39.22862, -120.08716
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Northstar Service Road 703–Northstar Service Road 703A, 4 sights
12.6 mi · ▲ 2,367 ft · 5 hr 23 min
Elevation 6,398–7,865 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Dirk's · 39.22862, -120.08716
Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 61°F / low 42° · precip 2% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading W.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading W.
- 1.3 miBear right onto Sawtooth Spur, heading NW.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Northstar Service Road 703, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Northstar Service Road 703A, heading W.
- 0.6 miReach Watson Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Northstar Service Road 703, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Northstar Service Road 700, heading SE.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Sawtooth Spur, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left onto Big Chief Trail (Upper), heading NW.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miTurn right onto Watson Creek Trail, heading E.
- 1.8 miTurn left onto Shivagiri Extension, heading E.
- 0.8 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 61°F42°
Feels like38°Precip2%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity72%
Hourly temperature
65°40°
Sunrise 6:34 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sun
61°42°
Mon
65°40°
Tue
69°45°
Wed
71°51°
23%
Thu
72°53°
Fri
70°50°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 522 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
More from Dirk's Trailhead
- Shivagiri Extension 2.3 mi · ▲ 332 ft
- Shivagiri Road via Shivagiri Extension 2.8 mi · ▲ 413 ft
- Watson Creek Trail 3.1 mi · ▲ 474 ft
- Sawmill Flat 3.4 mi · ▲ 506 ft
- Sawmill Flat A Spur–Shale Trail, 3 sights 4.4 mi · ▲ 799 ft
- Hanes Flat–Hello Kitty Loop, 5 sights 4.5 mi · ▲ 733 ft
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