Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Louise, 7 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 3,563 ft · 7 hr 9 min
Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Louise, 7 sights is a 16.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Homewood, CA. The route passes Upper Mountain Viewpoint and Lake Louise. It climbs 3,563 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade. It scores 74/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Louise, 7 sights
16.1 mi · ▲ 3,563 ft · 7 hr 9 min
Elevation 6,287–8,512 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Homeward Bound · 39.07806, -120.15928
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:03 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Homeward Bound, heading SE.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Upper Mountain Road, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miPass Upper Mountain Viewpoint.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Quail Peak, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Lake Louise.
- 100 ftBear right onto Lake Louise, heading SE.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Ellis Peak, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Ellis Lake, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto West Miller Creek, heading W.
- 2.1 miContinue straight onto Niehaus Road, heading SW.
- 1.3 miReach Upper Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miContinue straight onto West Miller Creek, heading E.
- 2.1 miTurn left onto Ellis Lake, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Ellis Peak, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right onto Lake Louise, heading N.
- 1.3 miBear left onto Quail Peak, heading N.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Upper Mountain Road, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right onto Cedar Ridge Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Homeward Bound, heading SW.
- 0.7 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 4.3 mi in (~172 min). Leave by 3:51 PM for the 7:03 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Homeward Bound Trailhead
- General Creek Trail–Homeward Connector, 5 sights 14.9 mi · ▲ 1,934 ft
- Backside (Lower)–Homeward Connector, 3 sights 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,132 ft
- Lily Pond–Homeward Connector, 5 sights 11.6 mi · ▲ 1,502 ft
- Cedar Ridge Trail–Homeward Bound, 3 sights 5.3 mi · ▲ 966 ft
- Cedar Ridge Trail & Homeward Bound 3.8 mi · ▲ 679 ft
- Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Tahoe, 3 sights 3.5 mi · ▲ 1,011 ft
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