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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Quail Lake & Noonchester Mine Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 977 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Quail Lake & Noonchester Mine Road is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoma Meadows, CA. The route reaches Quail Lake at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It climbs 977 ft, with sections as steep as 24% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,395 – 6,831 ft · steepest grade: 24%5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Noonchester Mine Road 39.05373, -120.15477
Nearest town Tahoma Meadows, CA
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Quail Lake & Noonchester Mine Road

4.9 mi · ▲ 977 ft · 2 hr 7 min

Elevation 6,395–6,832 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Noonchester Mine Road · 39.05373, -120.15477

Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Noonchester Mine Road, heading W.
  2. 0.9 miTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading N.
  3. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miReach Quail Lake, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 1 miTurn left onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading S.
  8. 0.8 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-8-km-12bb

Trail surface

99% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 84°F48°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°60°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 81°57°
Fri 81°58°
Sat 81°59°
Sun 81°57°

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