Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Grist Mill Road

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,078 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Old Grist Mill Road is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 1,078 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 12/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,414 – 7,015 ft8.2 mi

Getting there

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

Directions

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Old Grist Mill Road

7.7 mi · ▲ 1,078 ft · 3 hr 6 min

Elevation 6,415–7,014 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24538, -120.02436

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  3. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 300 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
  7. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  14. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  15. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  16. 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
  17. 1.1 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  18. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  19. 400 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
  21. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  22. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  23. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  24. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  25. 0.1 miSharp right, heading E.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  29. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SW.
  30. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  31. 300 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading E.
  32. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  33. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  34. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  35. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

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