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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

BP–Service Road 301, 4 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,519 ft · 4 hr 50 min

BP–Service Road 301, 4 sights is a 12.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,519 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,306 – 7,169 ft12.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28341, -120.10675
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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BP–Service Road 301, 4 sights

12.2 mi · ▲ 1,519 ft · 4 hr 50 min

Elevation 6,307–7,168 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.28341, -120.10675

Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 72°F / low 49° · precip 5% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:49 AM · sunset 6:59 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 17 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 150 ftBear left, heading SE.
  3. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SW.
  4. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading NW.
  7. 0.6 miContinue straight onto Service Road 302, heading W.
  8. 1.3 miContinue straight onto Hemlock, heading S.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 200 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SE.
  12. 0.1 miTurn right onto Watson Creek East Trail, heading SE.
  13. 0.6 miBear left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading W.
  14. 0.6 miTurn right onto Shivagiri Extension, heading SE.
  15. 0.2 miContinue straight onto BP, heading NW.
  16. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sawmill Flat, heading S.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  18. 300 ftBear right onto Dollar Creek Shared Use Path, heading S.
  19. 250 ftReach Service Road 301, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  21. 350 ftBear left onto Sawmill Flat, heading SW.
  22. 0.1 miContinue straight onto BP, heading W.
  23. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Shivagiri Extension, heading N.
  24. 0.2 miTurn left onto Watson Creek Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.6 miBear right onto Watson Creek East Trail, heading N.
  26. 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
  27. 0.1 miTurn right onto Sawmill Flat, heading N.
  28. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  29. 150 ftTurn left onto Hemlock, heading N.
  30. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Service Road 302, heading N.
  31. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Service Road 301, heading N.
  32. 0.6 miSharp left, heading N.
  33. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  34. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  35. 0.6 miBear right, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/service-road-301-service-road-302-out-back-3-sights-17-km

Trail surface

98% dirt1% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 72°F49°
Feels like48°Precip5%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity53%
Hourly temperature
75°45°
Sunrise 6:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM9 PMSunset 6:59 PM
Wed 74°51°
Thu 75°48°
Fri 68°43°
Sat 71°44°
Sun 63°35°
Mon 72°33°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 17 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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