Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Noonchester Mine Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 680 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Noonchester Mine Road is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoma Meadows, CA. It climbs 680 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 44/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,395 – 6,769 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.06068, -120.14912
Nearest town Tahoma Meadows, CA

Directions

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Noonchester Mine Road

4.2 mi · ▲ 680 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 6,395–6,767 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.06068, -120.14912

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 85°F / low 62° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading N.
  3. 0.3 miTurn right onto Pine Marten, heading NW.
  4. 1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 1 miTurn left onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading S.
  6. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 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 surface

63% dirt37% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 85°F62°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:10 PM
Wed 84°58°
Thu 82°57°
Fri 82°58°
Sat 82°59°
Sun 81°58°
Mon 80°57°

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