AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Grist Mill Road Loop

4.1 mi · ▲ 794 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Old Grist Mill Road Loop is a 4.1-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 794 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 23/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,355 – 7,162 ft4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road 39.24462, -120.02660
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Old Grist Mill Road Loop

4.1 mi · ▲ 794 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 6,355–7,164 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road · 39.24462, -120.02660

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 450 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading NW.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  10. 0.8 miTurn right, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  16. 450 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-grist-mill-road-loop-7-km-740b

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°63°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

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