Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Tail Trail & Old Powerline

8.5 mi · ▲ 2,116 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Beaver Tail Trail & Old Powerline is an 8.5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Incline Village, NV. It climbs 2,116 ft, with sections as steep as 40% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 37/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,437 – 7,733 ft · steepest grade: 40%9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.26175, -119.97826
Nearest town Incline Village, NV

Directions

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Beaver Tail Trail & Old Powerline

8.5 mi · ▲ 2,116 ft · 3 hr 53 min

Elevation 6,438–7,732 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.26175, -119.97826

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 82°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 8 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  4. 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  9. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  10. 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
  12. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Powerline, heading W.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  18. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
  19. 1.1 miReach Old Powerline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  20. 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  22. 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  23. 0.7 miTurn right onto Old Powerline, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  25. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  26. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  28. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  30. 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
  31. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  32. 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
  33. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  36. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 82°F52°
Precip0%Wind8 mphUV8Humidity21%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 83°61°
Wed 84°58°
Thu 87°58°
Fri 86°58°
Sat 87°59°
Sun 88°57°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~68 min). Leave by 6:43 PM for the 8:11 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:23 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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