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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Street Extension

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Beaver Street Extension is a 6.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 1,404 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 46/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,375 – 7,678 ft · steepest grade: 20%7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24353, -120.02186
Nearest town Kings Beach, CA
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Beaver Street Extension

6.6 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft · 2 hr 54 min

Elevation 6,376–7,678 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.24353, -120.02186

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miBear left onto Fox, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
  6. 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
  7. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  10. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  11. 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
  12. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 1 miTurn right, heading N.
  15. 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
  16. 1 miTurn left, heading S.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading S.
  18. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  19. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  20. 0.6 miSharp left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading SW.
  21. 0.7 miSharp right onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  24. 0.1 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-street-extension-out-back-11-km-61b2

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°62°
Wed 86°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

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