Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Beaver Tail Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Beaver Tail Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 614 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 17/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,510 – 6,880 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25595, -120.05408
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA

Directions

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Beaver Tail Trail

5.6 mi · ▲ 614 ft · 2 hr 10 min

Elevation 6,509–6,881 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25595, -120.05408

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miBear left, heading NE.
  4. 200 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
  6. 0.7 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading E.
  7. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  8. 0.1 miSharp right, heading NE.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 0.3 miTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  12. 0.3 miSharp left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  13. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  14. 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 350 ftSharp right, heading E.
  16. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  17. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NE.
  18. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.3 miSharp left, heading NW.
  20. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading N.
  21. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
  23. 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
  24. 150 ftBear right, heading W.
  25. 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
  26. 50 ftArrive 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°F47°
Precip0%Wind7 mphUV8Humidity18%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°61°
Wed 85°59°
Thu 88°59°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 88°60°
Sun 89°58°

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