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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail

4 mi · ▲ 680 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 680 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade. It scores 1/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,391 – 7,015 ft · steepest grade: 18%4.2 mi

Getting there

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

4 mi · ▲ 680 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 6,391–7,014 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 left, heading E.
  10. 0.6 miSharp right onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  11. 400 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 400 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  13. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  16. 500 ftTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading W.
  17. 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
  18. 0.4 miTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading S.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  20. 350 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  21. 350 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-6-km-7c82

Trail surface

39% dirt2% paved59% 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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