Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Old Grist Mill Road
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Old Grist Mill Road is a 10.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,382 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 14/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,493 – 7,189 ft10.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25765, -120.07569
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Old Grist Mill Road
10.1 mi · ▲ 1,382 ft · 4 hr 3 min
Elevation 6,493–7,189 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25765, -120.07569
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:01 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 200 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Mini DH, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Chipmunk, heading S.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Mini DH, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 1.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 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
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:01 PM
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Old Grist Mill Road
- 2 mi · out & back · via Old Grist Mill Road
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- 4 mi · out & back · via Old Grist Mill Road
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Old Grist Mill Road
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Old Grist Mill Road
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Old Grist Mill Road
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Old Grist Mill Road
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