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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Quail Lake & Noonchester Mine Road

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,630 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Quail Lake & Noonchester Mine Road is a 9.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Pomins, CA. The route reaches Quail Lake at the turnaround, 4.8 miles in. It climbs 1,630 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 45/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,339 – 6,805 ft · steepest grade: 19%10.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.05815, -120.12397
Nearest town Pomins, CA
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Quail Lake & Noonchester Mine Road

9.6 mi · ▲ 1,630 ft · 4 hr 1 min

Elevation 6,338–6,806 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.05815, -120.12397

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 1.7 miTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading W.
  6. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 0.5 miReach Quail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading NW.
  11. 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
  13. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/quail-lake-quail-lake-out-back-3-lakes-15-km-574f

Trail surface

84% dirt1% paved1% gravel14% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

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