Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Powerline
3.3 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Powerline is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 629 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 32/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,546 – 7,143 ft · steepest grade: 21%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25007, -119.99610
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA
Directions
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Powerline
3.3 mi · ▲ 629 ft · 1 hr 25 min
Elevation 6,546–7,143 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25007, -119.99610
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Powerline, heading N.
- 0.2 miReach Powerline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive 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 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
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