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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Grist Mill Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Old Grist Mill Road is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 565 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,493 – 6,880 ft5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25715, -120.03438
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Old Grist Mill Road

4.7 mi · ▲ 565 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,493–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25715, -120.03438

Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 28% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
  10. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 250 ftTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mini DH, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Chipmunk, heading SW.
  14. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 300 ftTurn right onto Mini DH, heading SW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  18. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  20. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  21. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  22. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  23. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 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/old-grist-mill-road-out-back-8-km-b8df

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 53°F42°
Feels like42°Precip28%Wind10 mphUV5Humidity72%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 22% rain2 AM: 22% rain3 AM: 20% rain4 AM: 19% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 25% rain7 AM: 28% rain8 AM: 26% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 59°42°
Sun 59°40°
Mon 70°39°
Tue 72°47°
Wed 66°49° 25%
Thu 69°50° 29%

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 571 m from the trailhead

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