AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Old Tram Road Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,446 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Old Tram Road Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back near Alpine Meadows, CA. It climbs 1,446 ft, with sections as steep as 27% grade. It scores 82/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi6,395 – 7,651 ft · steepest grade: 27%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.19319, -120.23945
Nearest town Alpine Meadows, CA
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Old Tram Road Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 1,446 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 6,395–7,652 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 39.19319, -120.23945

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
  4. 0.2 miTurn right onto Thunder Mountain Trail, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miSharp right onto Old Tram Road Trail, heading SW.
  8. 1 miReach Old Tram Road Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 1 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 0.4 miBear right, heading NW.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left onto Thunder Mountain Trail, heading S.
  12. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  14. 0.4 miSharp left, heading E.
  15. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/old-tram-road-trail-out-back-8-km

Trail surface

7% dirt93% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F50°
Precip0%Wind1 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 85°60°
Wed 85°57°
Thu 88°57°
Fri 89°58°
Sat 89°59°
Sun 88°58°

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