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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Street Extension

3.4 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Beaver Street Extension is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 741 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 33/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,418 – 7,162 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road 39.24690, -120.02505
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Beaver Street Extension

3.4 mi · ▲ 741 ft · 1 hr 30 min

Elevation 6,417–7,164 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Old Grist Mill Road · 39.24690, -120.02505

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Old Grist Mill Road, heading NE.
  2. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  3. 250 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NE.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading E.
  5. 0.7 miTurn left, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
  7. 0.9 miTurn left, heading W.
  8. 0.2 miSharp right onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  10. 300 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading W.
  11. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-street-extension-out-back-5-km-3747

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°63°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

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