Old Grist Mill Road is a 14-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 3,477 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,510 – 8,517 ft · steepest grade: 21%14.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.31158, -120.04695
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Old Grist Mill Road
14 mi · ▲ 3,477 ft · 6 hr 24 min
Elevation 6,509–8,518 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.31158, -120.04695
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 54° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 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 SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading E.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 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
ClearTemperature 82°F54°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
83°62°
Wed
83°58°
Thu
87°58°
Fri
86°58°
Sat
87°59°
Sun
87°57°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.4 mi in (~99 min). Leave by 6:12 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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