Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
73D–Hemlock, 4 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft · 2 hr 58 min
73D–Hemlock, 4 sights is a 7.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,207 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 50/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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73D–Hemlock, 4 sights
7.1 mi · ▲ 1,207 ft · 2 hr 58 min
Elevation 6,252–7,284 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.28491, -120.10658
Weather Sep 22: sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 160 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading W.
- 1.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto 73D, heading S.
- 0.9 miReach Service Road 301, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Hemlock, heading N.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Service Road 302, heading N.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading NE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftArrive 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 160 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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