Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Powerline Road & Railroad Grade Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Powerline Road & Railroad Grade Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. It is mostly level, with 56 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 6/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,286 – 6,391 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87538, -119.98867
Nearest town Meyers, CA
Directions
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Powerline Road & Railroad Grade Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 56 ft · 1 hr 28 min
Elevation 6,285–6,391 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.87538, -119.98867
Weather Sep 4: Overcast, high 58°F / low 43° · precip 21% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:27 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Powerline Road, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Railroad Grade Trail, heading N.
- 1.5 miReach Railroad Grade Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear right onto Powerline Road, heading S.
- 0.6 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
71% dirt4% gravel3% paved22% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 58°F43°
Feels like45°Precip21%Wind9 mphUV6Humidity65%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
60°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:27 PM
Sat
63°43°
Sun
62°43°
Mon
72°43°
Tue
74°48°
Wed
65°53°
25%
Thu
71°53°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · loop · via Powerline Road
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.6 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.7 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
- 4.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Road
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- Powerline Road 2.9 mi · ▲ 336 ft
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