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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Tail Trail

5 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Beaver Tail Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. It climbs 701 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 18/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,510 – 6,880 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25443, -120.03994
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA
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Beaver Tail Trail

5 mi · ▲ 701 ft · 2 hr 1 min

Elevation 6,509–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25443, -120.03994

Weather Sep 5: Mostly clear, high 60°F / low 43° · precip 3% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 230 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  3. 400 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 0.5 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
  5. 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  7. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 0.3 miTurn right, heading S.
  9. 0.3 miSharp left, heading S.
  10. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  12. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  19. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  20. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 400 ftBear right, heading S.
  22. 0.4 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-8-km-14fa

Trail surface

99% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Mostly clearTemperature 60°F43°
Feels like39°Precip3%Wind7 mphUV7Humidity70%
Hourly temperature
60°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sun 59°40°
Mon 70°40°
Tue 74°46°
Wed 76°53° 16%
Thu 77°56°
Fri 75°51°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 230 m from the trailhead

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