Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Homeward Connector & Noonchester Mine via Noonchester Mine Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Homeward Connector & Noonchester Mine via Noonchester Mine Road is a 4.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Chamberlands Estates, CA. It climbs 647 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 36/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,382 – 6,769 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Noonchester Mine 39.06683, -120.15385
Nearest town Chamberlands Estates, CA

Directions

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Homeward Connector & Noonchester Mine via Noonchester Mine Road

4.5 mi · ▲ 647 ft · 1 hr 49 min

Elevation 6,383–6,767 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Noonchester Mine · 39.06683, -120.15385

Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 84°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 12 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Noonchester Mine, heading SE.
  2. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn right onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading N.
  4. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading N.
  5. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Homeward Connector, heading NW.
  7. 0.3 miReach Noonchester Mine, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading SE.
  10. 1 miTurn left onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading S.
  11. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left onto Noonchester Mine, heading E.
  13. 0.6 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

Mostly clearTemperature 84°F49°
Precip0%Wind12 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 81°57°
Fri 81°59°
Sat 81°59°
Sun 81°57°

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