Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Grist Mill Road Loop

3.9 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Old Grist Mill Road Loop is a 3.9-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 741 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,414 – 7,162 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24538, -120.02436
Nearest town Kings Beach, CA

Directions

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Old Grist Mill Road Loop

3.9 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,415–7,164 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24538, -120.02436

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miBear left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 300 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
  16. 300 ftBear right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftThe loop closes 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 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

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