Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Powerline Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Powerline Trail is a 4.3-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near South Lake Tahoe, CA. It is mostly level, with 222 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 16/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,493 – 6,575 ft4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.91102, -119.95262
Nearest town South Lake Tahoe, CA
Directions
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Powerline Trail
4.3 mi · ▲ 222 ft · 1 hr 33 min
Elevation 6,492–6,575 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.91102, -119.95262
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 S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp left onto Powerline Trail, heading NW.
- 2 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 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
91% dirt9% 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°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Powerline Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 82 ft
- Lower Cold Creek Trail–Powerline Road, 3 sights 3.8 mi · ▲ 559 ft
- High Meadows OHV Trail–Lower Cold Creek Trail, 3 sights 4.1 mi · ▲ 475 ft
- Armstrong Connector Trail–High Meadows OHV Trail, 6 sights 14 mi · ▲ 1,880 ft
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