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.

Elevation

0 mi6,306 – 7,628 ft · steepest grade: 15%13.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28341, -120.10675
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Service Road 302, heading W.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Hemlock, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading S.
  12. 2 miContinue straight onto Section 9 East Spur, heading N.
  13. 0.8 miReach Service Road 301, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading SE.
  15. 2 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  16. 1.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  17. 150 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading N.
  18. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Service Road 302, heading N.
  19. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading NW.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  23. 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
  24. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:50 AMSunset 6:57 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 17 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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