AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Grist Mill Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 813 ft · 1 hr 52 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 813 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%4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25865, -120.03629
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Old Grist Mill Road

4.4 mi · ▲ 813 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 6,509–7,164 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25865, -120.03629

Weather Sep 5: Overcast, high 59°F / low 39° · precip 3% · wind 6 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 657 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.4 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  9. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 300 ftTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 0.9 miTurn left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading N.
  15. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  16. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.4 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-dd57

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 59°F39°
Feels like37°Precip3%Wind6 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
60°35°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 59°40°
Mon 70°39°
Tue 73°46°
Wed 75°53° 16%
Thu 77°55°
Fri 75°51°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 657 m from the trailhead

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