Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
16N54
6 mi · ▲ 1,888 ft · 2 hr 57 min
16N54 is a 6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 1,888 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 68/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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16N54
6 mi · ▲ 1,888 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,677–8,576 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25591, -120.02993
Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading NE.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftSharp right onto Lake Vista Road, heading SE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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- Transit-accessible: stop 782 m from the trailhead
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