Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Beaver Tail Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Beaver Tail Trail is a 6.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 1,430 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 47/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
Elevation
0 mi6,375 – 7,678 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24353, -120.02186
Nearest town Kings Beach, CA
Directions
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Beaver Tail Trail
6.7 mi · ▲ 1,430 ft · 2 hr 57 min
Elevation 6,376–7,678 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.24353, -120.02186
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left onto Fox, heading N.
- 0.1 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.
- 100 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
- 100 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.
- 0.9 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 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
OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV8Humidity25%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
85°62°
Wed
86°60°
Thu
89°60°
Fri
89°61°
Sat
89°61°
Sun
90°59°
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Chipmunk via Old Grist Mill Road 2 mi · ▲ 284 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 3.7 mi · ▲ 814 ft
- Beaver Tail Trail 3.8 mi · ▲ 567 ft
- Beaver Tail Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 786 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft
- Beaver Street Extension 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,404 ft
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