Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Beaver Tail Trail Loop
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,363 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Beaver Tail Trail Loop is a 6.5-mile loop in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 1,363 ft, with sections as steep as 18% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 48/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,414 – 7,678 ft · steepest grade: 18%6.9 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24538, -120.02436
Nearest town Kings Beach, CA
Directions
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Beaver Tail Trail Loop
6.5 mi · ▲ 1,363 ft · 2 hr 51 min
Elevation 6,415–7,678 ft
Loop · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.24538, -120.02436
Weather Sep 4: Light drizzle, high 54°F / low 44° · precip 26% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fox, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading S.
- 1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn right onto Beaver Street Extension, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftThe 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
100% dirt
Weather
Light drizzleTemperature 54°F44°
Feels like40°Precip26%Wind7 mphUV5Humidity71%
Rained 0.2″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sat
60°43°
Sun
60°41°
Mon
71°40°
Tue
74°47°
Wed
77°54°
16%
Thu
78°56°
Other ways to reach this destination
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Beaver Tail Trail
- 3.8 mi · out & back · via Beaver Tail Trail
- 4 mi · out & back · via Beaver Tail Trail
- 4.1 mi · out & back · via Beaver Tail Trail
- 4.4 mi · out & back · via Beaver Tail Trail
- 4.7 mi · out & back · via Beaver Tail Trail
- 4.8 mi · out & back · via Beaver Tail Trail
- 4.9 mi · out & back · via Beaver Tail Trail
More from this 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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