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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Powerline Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Railroad Grade Trail, heading N.
  4. 1.5 miReach Railroad Grade Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 1.5 miBear right onto Powerline Road, heading S.
  6. 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° 12 AM: 3% rain1 AM: 4% rain2 AM: 5% rain3 AM: 15% rain4 AM: 11% rain5 AM: 10% rain6 AM: 13% rain7 AM: 17% rain8 AM: 21% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 10% rain11 AM: 11% rain12 PM: 8% rain1 PM: 6% rain2 PM: 7% rain3 PM: 5% rain4 PM: 4% rain5 PM: 3% rain6 PM: 3% rain7 PM: 4% rain8 PM: 3% rain9 PM: 2% rain10 PM: 2% rain11 PM: 1% rain
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°

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