Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Grist Mill Road

3.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Old Grist Mill Road is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 447 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,418 – 6,880 ft3.6 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

3.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 6,417–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road · 39.24690, -120.02505

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 300 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  9. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  15. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
  20. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°63°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

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