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 Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 350 ftTurn right onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading NW.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miTurn right onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 500 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  8. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  17. 0.6 miBear left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading E.
  18. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
  20. 0.2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
  23. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  24. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  25. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  26. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading W.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  28. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  29. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  30. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  31. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  33. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  35. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  36. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading SE.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  38. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  39. 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

OvercastTemperature 83°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 89°59°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

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