Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Grist Mill Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Old Grist Mill Road is a 3.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 510 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,355 – 6,880 ft4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road 39.24462, -120.02660
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Old Grist Mill Road

3.7 mi · ▲ 510 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 6,355–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road · 39.24462, -120.02660

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 300 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 250 ftBear right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  18. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
  20. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
  22. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  23. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  24. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°63°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

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