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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn right onto Old Powerline, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
- 1.1 miReach Old Powerline, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 1.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn right onto Old Powerline, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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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