Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Powerline Alternate Loop via Powerline Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 53 min
Powerline Alternate Loop via Powerline Trail is a 2.3-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Bijou Park, CA. It is mostly level, with 227 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Powerline Alternate Loop via Powerline Trail
2.3 mi · ▲ 227 ft · 53 min
Elevation 6,366–6,567 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Powerline Trail · 38.93309, -119.94969
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 83°F / low 41° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start on Powerline Trail, heading SW.
- 1.2 miSharp right onto Powerline Alternate, heading N.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Powerline Trail, heading NE.
- 200 ftThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 7:47 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:31 PM — 9 min before dark.
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