16N92B–KB Trail Loop, 3 sights is an 8.7-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,825 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 71/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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16N92B–KB Trail Loop, 3 sights
8.7 mi · ▲ 1,825 ft · 3 hr 49 min
Elevation 6,974–8,518 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.31382, -120.05015
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.6 miBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 500 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading E.
- 400 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto 16N92B, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.5 miBear right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto KB Trail, heading SW.
- 0.9 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.4 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 400 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miThe loop closes 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~106 min). Leave by 4:56 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Kings Beach Trail
- 3.4 mi · out & back · via Kings Beach Trail
- 4.3 mi · out & back · via Kings Beach Trail
- 4.6 mi · out & back · via Kings Beach Trail
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Kings Beach Trail
- 5 mi · out & back · via Kings Beach Trail
- 5.2 mi · out & back · via Kings Beach Trail
- 5.4 mi · out & back · via Kings Beach Trail
More from this trailhead
- Tahoe Rim Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 2,270 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 13.9 mi · ▲ 2,270 ft
- East Martis Creek Trail 7.5 mi · ▲ 1,210 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 8.6 mi · ▲ 1,227 ft
- Tahoe Rim Trail 14.2 mi · ▲ 3,637 ft
- Martis Peak Road 8.1 mi · ▲ 1,074 ft
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