Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

16N54

8.7 mi · ▲ 2,200 ft · 4 hr

16N54 is an 8.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,200 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,401 – 8,577 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25069, -120.03002
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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16N54

8.7 mi · ▲ 2,200 ft · 4 hr

Elevation 6,403–8,576 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25069, -120.03002

Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 742 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NE.
  5. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  7. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  9. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  13. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  14. 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading N.
  15. 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  16. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.8 miBear right, heading SW.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  20. 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading S.
  23. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  24. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SE.
  25. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  26. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  27. 0.7 miSharp right, heading SW.
  28. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  29. 400 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

91% dirt1% paved8% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:32 AMSunset 7:28 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 742 m from the trailhead

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