Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Powerline Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 51 min

Powerline Road is a 2.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Fountain Place, CA. It climbs 310 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 34/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,309 – 6,641 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: High Meadows Trailhead 38.89558, -119.94828
Nearest town Fountain Place, CA

Directions

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Powerline Road

2.1 mi · ▲ 310 ft · 51 min

Elevation 6,309–6,642 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: High Meadows Trailhead · 38.89558, -119.94828

Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 57°F / low 43° · precip 21% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:27 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Power Line Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.4 miBear right onto Powerline Road, heading W.
  9. 0.1 miReach Powerline Road, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  13. 0.4 miTurn left, heading E.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Power Line Trail, heading NE.
  18. 0.1 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

OvercastTemperature 57°F43°
Precip21%Wind1 mphUV7Humidity70%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40° 12 AM: 2% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 13% rain4 AM: 10% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 12% rain7 AM: 16% rain8 AM: 21% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 9% rain11 AM: 10% rain12 PM: 7% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 3% rain5 PM: 2% rain6 PM: 2% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sat 62°43°
Sun 62°43°
Mon 71°40°
Tue 76°44°
Wed 64°51° 24%
Thu 70°51°

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