Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Beaver Tail Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Beaver Tail Trail is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 524 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 19/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,510 – 6,880 ft5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25746, -120.04785
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Beaver Tail Trail
4.9 mi · ▲ 524 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 6,509–6,881 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25746, -120.04785
Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 53°F / low 42° · precip 28% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:26 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NE.
- 100 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
- 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 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
Light drizzleTemperature 53°F42°
Feels like39°Precip28%Wind5 mphUV5Humidity79%
Rained 0.1″ 7 days ago
Hourly temperatureRain chance
55°40°
Sunrise 6:33 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:26 PM
Sat
59°39°
Sun
59°40°
Mon
70°39°
Tue
73°46°
Wed
76°53°
16%
Thu
77°55°
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