Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Powerline Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 59 min
Powerline Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 24/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,490 – 6,614 ft · steepest grade: 18%2.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.90558, -119.95136
Nearest town South Lake Tahoe, CA
Directions
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Powerline Trail
2.6 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 59 min
Elevation 6,489–6,613 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.90558, -119.95136
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
66% dirt34% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 84°F52°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Tue
85°64°
Wed
87°61°
Thu
91°58°
Fri
90°60°
Sat
91°61°
Sun
91°58°
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