Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Old Grist Mill Road
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,929 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Old Grist Mill Road is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,929 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 54/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,418 – 8,363 ft · steepest grade: 16%9.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road 39.24690, -120.02505
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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Old Grist Mill Road
8.8 mi · ▲ 1,929 ft · 3 hr 54 min
Elevation 6,417–8,364 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road · 39.24690, -120.02505
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start on Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM
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- Old Grist Mill Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft
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- Beaver Street Extension Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 744 ft
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