Bayview Trail is a 4.2-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Emerald Bay, CA. It climbs 1,621 ft, with sections as steep as 28% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 58/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,854 – 8,426 ft · steepest grade: 28%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 38.94495, -120.09955
Nearest town Emerald Bay, CA
Directions
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Bayview Trail
4.2 mi · ▲ 1,621 ft · 2 hr 13 min
Elevation 6,853–8,425 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 38.94495, -120.09955
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 83°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 11 mph · sunrise 6:04 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 350 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Bayview Trail, heading W.
- 1.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 2.1 miTurn 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.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 83°F52°
Precip0%Wind11 mphUV8Humidity22%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:04 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
84°63°
Wed
82°58°
Thu
82°58°
Fri
82°59°
Sat
82°59°
Sun
82°58°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~83 min). Leave by 6:28 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Cascade Falls–Inspiration Point, 3 summits 1.8 mi · ▲ 342 ft
- Azure Lake & Azure Lake trail via Bayview Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 2,305 ft
- Upper Eagle Falls–Vista, 5 sights 9.5 mi · ▲ 3,436 ft
- Inspiration Point–Eagle Lake, 4 sights 10.1 mi · ▲ 4,203 ft
- Dicks Peak–Inspiration Point, 3 summits 13.5 mi · ▲ 4,256 ft
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