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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Old Grist Mill Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Old Grist Mill Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 673 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,493 – 6,880 ft · steepest grade: 16%5.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25401, -120.03720
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Old Grist Mill Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 673 ft · 2 hr 6 min

Elevation 6,493–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25401, -120.03720

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 60°F / low 43° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading W.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
  9. 150 ftBear right, heading SE.
  10. 250 ftTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading SE.
  11. 0.2 miTurn right onto Mini DH, heading S.
  12. 0.3 miTurn left onto Chipmunk, heading SW.
  13. 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  14. 300 ftTurn right onto Mini DH, heading SW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  17. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NW.
  18. 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  20. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  21. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  22. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  23. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  24. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-grist-mill-road-out-back-8-km-587f

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 60°F43°
Feels like39°Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun 59°40°
Mon 70°40°
Tue 74°46°
Wed 76°53° 16%
Thu 77°56°
Fri 75°51°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead

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