AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Grist Mill Road

3.8 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Old Grist Mill Road is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 710 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,510 – 7,162 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.1 mi

Getting there

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

3.8 mi · ▲ 710 ft · 1 hr 37 min

Elevation 6,509–7,164 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Lake Vista Road · 39.25885, -120.02988

Weather Aug 4: 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 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 300 ftTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading E.
  12. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.9 miTurn left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading NW.
  14. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  16. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-grist-mill-road-out-back-6-km-b250

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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