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.
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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 Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1.7 miTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading W.
- 1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.5 miReach Quail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading NW.
- 1.7 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- North Fire Road 3.8 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- North Fire Road 4.3 mi · ▲ 489 ft
- Backside (Lower) 4.8 mi · ▲ 793 ft
- Backside (Lower) via North Fire Road 5.6 mi · ▲ 733 ft
- Noonchester Mine Road & Noonchester Mine 6.8 mi · ▲ 892 ft
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