Hemlock–Pho Dogg, 6 sights is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 676 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,844 – 7,212 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Gypsy 39.26351, -120.12759
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA
Directions
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Hemlock–Pho Dogg, 6 sights
4.3 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 1 hr 46 min
Elevation 6,845–7,213 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Gypsy · 39.26351, -120.12759
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 85°F / low 55° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 450 ftBear right onto Pho Dogg, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Sticks & Stones, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Pho Dogg, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left onto Tryumph, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading NE.
- 150 ftTurn right onto White Fir, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Sawmill, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Hemlock, heading SE.
- 0.4 miSharp right onto 73D, heading SE.
- 0.2 miReach Pho Dogg, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Hemlock, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Sawmill, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto White Fir, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto Tryumph, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn left onto The Woods, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tryumph, heading NW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn right onto Pho Dogg, heading NW.
- 200 ftContinue straight onto Sticks & Stones, heading SW.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Pho Dogg, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
- 200 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
91% dirt5% gravel4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 85°F55°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°55°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue
84°63°
Wed
84°55°
Thu
88°55°
Fri
87°56°
Sat
88°57°
Sun
89°54°
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- Coaster–Hemlock, 7 sights 4.3 mi · ▲ 715 ft
- Northstar Service Road 710–Northstar Service Road 900, 3 sights 10.5 mi · ▲ 2,210 ft
- North Ridge Trail–Pho Dogg, 6 sights 15.6 mi · ▲ 2,486 ft
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