Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Street Extension & Saddle Loop

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Beaver Street Extension & Saddle Loop is a 4.8-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 1,203 ft, with sections as steep as 37% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,739 – 7,878 ft · steepest grade: 37%5.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Saddle 39.24655, -120.01266
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA

Directions

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Beaver Street Extension & Saddle Loop

4.8 mi · ▲ 1,203 ft · 2 hr 12 min

Elevation 6,738–7,878 ft

Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Saddle · 39.24655, -120.01266

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 100 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear right onto Beaver Street Extension, heading N.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  7. 150 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 1.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  9. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  11. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  12. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  13. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  14. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  16. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  17. 250 ftTurn right onto Saddle, heading S.
  18. 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.

Trail surface

95% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 84°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.4 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:03 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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