AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Tail Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Beaver Tail Trail is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 662 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,510 – 6,880 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25401, -120.03720
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Beaver Tail Trail

4.4 mi · ▲ 662 ft · 1 hr 48 min

Elevation 6,509–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25401, -120.03720

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
  4. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  5. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  11. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  13. 0.3 miSharp right, heading N.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.4 miBear left, heading W.
  20. 0.3 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-5053

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F44°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV8Humidity23%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°62°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 89°59°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 147 m from the trailhead

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