Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Beaver Street Extension
9.1 mi · ▲ 2,442 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Beaver Street Extension is a 9.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 2,442 ft, with sections as steep as 25% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 59/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Beaver Street Extension
9.1 mi · ▲ 2,442 ft · 4 hr 15 min
Elevation 6,355–8,576 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road · 39.24462, -120.02660
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 43° · precip 26% · wind 14 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start on Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading N.
- 0.4 miSharp left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 450 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 0.7 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto 16N54, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.7 miSharp left, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miSharp left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading S.
- 0.7 miSharp right onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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More from Old Grist Mill Road Trailhead
- Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road 1.9 mi · ▲ 345 ft
- Old Grist Mill Road 3.4 mi · ▲ 447 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 3.4 mi · ▲ 741 ft
- Beaver Street Extension Loop 3.5 mi · ▲ 744 ft
- Old Grist Mill Road 3.5 mi · ▲ 450 ft
- Beaver Tail Trail 3.6 mi · ▲ 450 ft
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