Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Old Grist Mill Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Old Grist Mill Road is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 450 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,414 – 6,880 ft3.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24538, -120.02436
Nearest town Kings Beach, CA
Directions
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Old Grist Mill Road
3.5 mi · ▲ 450 ft · 1 hr 24 min
Elevation 6,415–6,881 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.24538, -120.02436
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 300 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 300 ftBear right, heading S.
- 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
OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity28%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
84°62°
Wed
85°60°
Thu
89°60°
Fri
89°61°
Sat
89°61°
Sun
90°59°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- Old Grist Mill Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 3.4 mi · ▲ 741 ft
- Beaver Street Extension Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 744 ft
- Beaver Tail Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Old Grist Mill Road 3.7 mi · ▲ 510 ft
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