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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Grist Mill Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Old Grist Mill Road is a 3.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 430 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,493 – 6,880 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road 39.25885, -120.02988
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Old Grist Mill Road

3.9 mi · ▲ 430 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 6,493–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road · 39.25885, -120.02988

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miSharp right, heading S.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  5. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  6. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  8. 250 ftTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading S.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mini DH, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn left onto Chipmunk, heading SW.
  11. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 300 ftTurn right onto Mini DH, heading S.
  13. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading N.
  14. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NW.
  16. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-grist-mill-road-out-back-6-km-16a0

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

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