Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Beaver Tail Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Beaver Tail Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 1,018 ft, with sections as steep as 19% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,437 – 7,018 ft · steepest grade: 19%5.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25007, -119.99610
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA
Directions
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Beaver Tail Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 1,018 ft · 2 hr 7 min
Elevation 6,438–7,017 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25007, -119.99610
Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 59°F / low 42° · precip 3% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:28 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NW.
- 1.1 miReach Beaver Tail Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 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 surface
100% dirt
Weather
Mostly clearTemperature 59°F42°
Feels like38°Precip3%Wind8 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:28 PM
Sun
59°40°
Mon
70°39°
Tue
74°46°
Wed
76°53°
16%
Thu
77°56°
Fri
75°51°
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- 5 mi · out & back · via Beaver Tail Trail
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