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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Tail Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Beaver Tail Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. It climbs 582 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,510 – 6,880 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25662, -120.04526
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA
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Beaver Tail Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 582 ft · 1 hr 51 min

Elevation 6,509–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25662, -120.04526

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 28% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading NE.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  21. 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftArrive 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-tail-trail-out-back-8-km-1af5

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 53°F42°
Feels like39°Precip28%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity79%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40° 12 AM: 24% rain1 AM: 22% rain2 AM: 22% rain3 AM: 20% rain4 AM: 19% rain5 AM: 20% rain6 AM: 25% rain7 AM: 28% rain8 AM: 26% rain9 AM: 14% rain10 AM: 15% rain11 AM: 13% rain12 PM: 17% rain1 PM: 8% rain2 PM: 3% rain3 PM: 2% rain4 PM: 1% rain5 PM: 1% rain6 PM: 1% rain7 PM: 1% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat 59°39°
Sun 59°40°
Mon 70°39°
Tue 73°46°
Wed 76°53° 16%
Thu 77°55°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead

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