Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Beaver Tail Trail & Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road
2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 46 min
Beaver Tail Trail & Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road is a 2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It is mostly level, with 198 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,401 – 6,572 ft2.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24910, -120.03002
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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Beaver Tail Trail & Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road
2 mi · ▲ 198 ft · 46 min
Elevation 6,403–6,571 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.24910, -120.03002
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 44° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 250 ftBear right onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading E.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Chipmunk, heading NE.
- 0.5 miReach Beaver Tail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftArrive 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
Light drizzleTemperature 54°F44°
Feels like40°Precip26%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
60°43°
Sun
60°41°
Mon
71°40°
Tue
74°47°
Wed
76°54°
16%
Thu
78°56°
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