Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Louise, 5 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,617 ft · 6 hr 9 min
Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Louise, 5 sights is a 14.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Pomins, CA. The route passes Lake Louise before reaching Upper Mountain Viewpoint at the turnaround, 7.2 miles in. It climbs 2,617 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Upper Mountain Viewpoint–Lake Louise, 5 sights
14.5 mi · ▲ 2,617 ft · 6 hr 9 min
Elevation 6,340–7,842 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.05702, -120.12224
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading SW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading N.
- 1.2 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left onto Quail Peak, heading SW.
- 0.9 miPass Lake Louise.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Upper Mountain Road, heading NW.
- 0.9 miReach Upper Mountain Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Quail Peak, heading SW.
- 1.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 450 ftSharp right onto Noonchester Mine Road, heading SE.
- 3.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn left onto North Fire Road, heading E.
- 1.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 150 ftSharp left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 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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- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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