Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Powerline Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Powerline Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Bijou Park, CA. It climbs 280 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,480 – 6,631 ft4.8 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Powerline Trail 38.93309, -119.94969
Nearest town Bijou Park, CA
Directions
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Powerline Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 280 ft · 1 hr 42 min
Elevation 6,480–6,630 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Powerline Trail · 38.93309, -119.94969
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 71°F / low 38° · precip 3% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:46 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Bikes allowed on the whole route
- Start on Powerline Trail, heading SW.
- 2.4 miReach Powerline Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 2.4 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 71°F38°
Precip3%Wind5 mphUV6Humidity34%
Hourly temperature
75°35°
Sunrise 6:46 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 7:02 PM
Mon
72°50°
Tue
75°48°
Wed
78°47°
Thu
75°50°
Fri
74°46°
Sat
76°45°
Good to know
- Bikes allowed on the whole route
Other ways to reach this destination
- 1.9 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.4 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
- 2.8 mi · out & back · via Powerline Trail
More from Powerline Trail Trailhead
- High Meadows OHV Trail–Incense Cedar, 5 sights 14.3 mi · ▲ 1,388 ft
- High Meadows Spur Trail–Lower Cold Creek Trail, 5 sights 8.7 mi · ▲ 798 ft
- Powerline Alternate Loop via Powerline Trail 2.3 mi · ▲ 227 ft
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