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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Street Extension–Fox, 3 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,933 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Beaver Street Extension–Fox, 3 sights is an 8.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 1,933 ft, with sections as steep as 29% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 49/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,418 – 7,878 ft · steepest grade: 29%9.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Fox 39.24389, -120.01930
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA
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Beaver Street Extension–Fox, 3 sights

8.8 mi · ▲ 1,933 ft · 3 hr 54 min

Elevation 6,417–7,878 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Fox · 39.24389, -120.01930

Weather Sep 5: Partly cloudy, high 60°F / low 43° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

  1. Start on Fox, heading NW.
  2. 0.4 miTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NE.
  5. 0.4 miSharp left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  7. 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 0.6 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  12. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SW.
  14. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Griff Creek Trail, heading E.
  15. 50 ftBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading SE.
  16. 0.8 miSharp right, heading N.
  17. 0.5 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  19. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  21. 0.9 miBear left, heading SE.
  22. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  23. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  24. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  25. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SW.
  26. 0.5 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left onto Fox, heading W.
  28. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-street-extension-fox-out-back-3-sights-14-km

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Partly cloudyTemperature 60°F43°
Feels like39°Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity74%
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 60°42°
Mon 70°40°
Tue 74°47°
Wed 76°54° 15%
Thu 78°56°
Fri 76°52°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.9 mi in (~84 min). Leave by 5:42 PM for the 7:26 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:35 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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