AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Valley View Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 947 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Valley View Trail is a 6.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Meyers, CA. It climbs 947 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,296 – 7,143 ft · steepest grade: 17%6.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 38.87766, -120.03220
Nearest town Meyers, CA
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Valley View Trail

6.4 mi · ▲ 947 ft · 2 hr 36 min

Elevation 6,295–7,143 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 38.87766, -120.03220

Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 86°F / low 60° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:05 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  3. 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  5. 0.4 miSharp right, heading E.
  6. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  10. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  12. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Valley View Trail, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miSharp right onto Devron Connector, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftSharp left onto Valley View Trail, heading NE.
  16. 0.3 miReach Valley View Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.3 miSharp right onto Devron Connector, heading S.
  18. 50 ftSharp left onto Valley View Trail, heading SW.
  19. 0.9 miBear right, heading S.
  20. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  22. 350 ftSharp right, heading S.
  23. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  25. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  26. 0.4 miBear right, heading SE.
  27. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  28. 0.3 miBear right, heading SE.
  29. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/tahoe-mountain-sawmill-pond-out-back-14-km-5c6d

Trail surface

83% dirt17% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 86°F60°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity24%
Hourly temperature
90°60°
Sunrise 6:05 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 85°61°
Thu 90°63°
Fri 90°64°
Sat 90°64°
Sun 89°64°
Mon 88°62°

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