AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Tail Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Beaver Tail Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kings Beach, CA. It climbs 786 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,375 – 7,162 ft · steepest grade: 20%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.24353, -120.02186
Nearest town Kings Beach, CA
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Beaver Tail Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 786 ft · 1 hr 46 min

Elevation 6,376–7,164 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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.9 miTurn left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading NW.
  7. 150 ftBear right, heading NW.
  8. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Fox, heading SE.
  14. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/beaver-tail-trail-out-back-7-km-399f

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°

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