Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Section 9 West Spur

4 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Section 9 West Spur is a 4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Carnelian Bay, CA. It climbs 312 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 83/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: genuinely wild.

Elevation

0 mi7,031 – 7,369 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Knick Knack 39.25299, -120.11081
Nearest town Carnelian Bay, CA

Directions

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Section 9 West Spur

4 mi · ▲ 312 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 7,031–7,369 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Knick Knack · 39.25299, -120.11081

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 9 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:12 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right onto Service Road 301, heading E.
  3. 0.6 miBear right, heading NE.
  4. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  5. 0.2 miBear left onto Section 9 West Spur, heading SE.
  6. 1.1 miReach Section 9 West Spur, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  9. 150 ftBear left onto Service Road 301, heading W.
  10. 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
  11. 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.

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 83°F50°
Precip0%Wind9 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:12 PM
Tue 84°60°
Wed 83°55°
Thu 87°55°
Fri 87°56°
Sat 87°56°
Sun 88°54°

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