Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,004 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 21/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,391 – 7,162 ft8.5 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.04208
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
Directions
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Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 1,004 ft · 3 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,391–7,163 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.04208
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:48 AM · sunset 7:00 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
- 100 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
69% dirt1% paved30% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:48 AMSunset 7:00 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead
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