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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,810 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail is a 10.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,810 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 7,878 ft · steepest grade: 20%10.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.04208
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail

10.2 mi · ▲ 1,810 ft · 4 hr 18 min

Elevation 6,391–7,878 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. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  21. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  22. 0.9 miTurn left, heading NW.
  23. 0.8 miSharp right, heading S.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  25. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 150 ftBear left, heading W.
  27. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading W.
  28. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  29. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  30. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  31. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  32. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
  33. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  34. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NW.
  35. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  36. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  37. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading E.
  38. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  39. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 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/pam-emmerich-memorial-pinedrop-trail-out-back-16-km-3179

Trail surface

75% dirt1% paved24% 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°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 5.1 mi in (~167 min). Leave by 5:05 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 420 m from the trailhead

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