Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Forest Mountain Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Forest Mountain Road is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tallac Village, CA. It climbs 404 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,355 – 6,670 ft2.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Forest Mountain Road 38.89275, -120.03717
Nearest town Tallac Village, CA

Directions

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Forest Mountain Road

2.6 mi · ▲ 404 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 6,354–6,670 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Forest Mountain Road · 38.89275, -120.03717

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 61° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start on Forest Mountain Road, heading W.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  8. 300 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  10. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
  15. 350 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miBear right, heading W.
  19. 200 ftTurn right, heading W.
  20. 0.4 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

73% dirt27% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F61°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 86°61°
Thu 90°62°
Fri 90°64°
Sat 90°64°
Sun 89°63°
Mon 88°62°

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