Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Section 9 East Spur–Service Road 301, 3 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,771 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Section 9 East Spur–Service Road 301, 3 sights is a 13.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,771 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Section 9 East Spur–Service Road 301, 3 sights
13.4 mi · ▲ 1,771 ft · 5 hr 21 min
Elevation 6,307–7,630 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.28341, -120.10675
Weather Sep 23: sunrise 6:50 AM · sunset 6:57 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 17 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading NW.
- 0.6 miContinue straight onto Service Road 302, heading W.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto Hemlock, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 1.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
- 2 miContinue straight onto Section 9 East Spur, heading N.
- 0.8 miReach Service Road 301, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
- 2 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
- 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Service Road 302, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading NW.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 17 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.3 mi · loop · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.5 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
- 2.6 mi · out & back · via Tahoe Rim Trail
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