Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Old Grist Mill Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Old Grist Mill Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 521 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Old Grist Mill Road
4.4 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 1 hr 44 min
Elevation 6,493–6,881 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25591, -120.02993
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 782 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
- 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Mini DH, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Chipmunk, heading S.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Mini DH, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Old Grist Mill Road
- 2 mi · out & back · via Old Grist Mill Road
- 3.9 mi · out & back · via Old Grist Mill Road
- 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
- 5.3 mi · out & back · via Old Grist Mill Road
More from this trailhead
- Lake Vista Road 2.3 mi · ▲ 463 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 3.1 mi · ▲ 463 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 578 ft
- Lake Vista Road 3.9 mi · ▲ 491 ft
- Old Grist Mill Road 4.2 mi · ▲ 829 ft
- Fox 4.3 mi · ▲ 687 ft
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