Quail Lake–Lake Louise Loop, 9 sights is an 8.4-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Homewood, CA. The route passes Lake Tahoe, Lake Louise and Quail Lake. It climbs 2,545 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 41/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,237 – 7,842 ft · steepest grade: 29%8.7 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Homeward Bound 39.07806, -120.15928
Nearest town Homewood, CA
Directions
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Quail Lake–Lake Louise Loop, 9 sights
8.4 mi · ▲ 2,545 ft · 4 hr 4 min
Elevation 6,238–7,842 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Homeward Bound · 39.07806, -120.15928
Weather Aug 3: Mostly clear, high 85°F / low 49° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Homeward Bound, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.4 miPass Lake Tahoe.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Ore Car, heading N.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lower Mountain Road, heading W.
- 1.1 miContinue straight onto Upper Mountain Road, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Quail Peak, heading S.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Louise.
- 1 miBear right, heading E.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miTurn left onto Sunrise Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miContinue straight onto Pine Marten, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.4 miPass Quail Lake.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Sunnyside Loop, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Homeward Bound, heading NE.
- 0.3 miThe loop closes back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
86% dirt14% unspecified
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 85°F49°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity31%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
86°62°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
82°58°
Fri
82°59°
Sat
82°60°
Sun
82°58°
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Homeward Bound Trailhead
- Quail Lake & Homeward Connector via Pine Marten 1.7 mi · ▲ 583 ft
- Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Tahoe, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft
- Cedar Ridge Trail & Homeward Bound 3.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Cedar Ridge Trail–Homeward Bound, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 966 ft
- Backside (Lower)–Homeward Connector, 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,132 ft
- Lake Louise–Lake Tahoe Loop, 9 sights 7.8 mi · ▲ 2,110 ft
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