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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Grist Mill Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Old Grist Mill Road is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 521 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,493 – 6,880 ft · steepest grade: 16%4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25591, -120.02993
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Old Grist Mill Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 521 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 6,493–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25591, -120.02993

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 84°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  3. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 250 ftTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto Mini DH, heading E.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Chipmunk, heading S.
  12. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 250 ftTurn right onto Mini DH, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading N.
  15. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  16. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  21. 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
  22. 0.2 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-7-km-0d37

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 84°61°
Thu 88°58°
Fri 89°59°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 87°59°
Mon 86°56°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead

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