Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Brockway Spring–Beaver Tail Trail, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Brockway Spring–Beaver Tail Trail, 4 sights is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Wood Vista, CA. The route reaches Brockway Spring. It climbs 693 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi6,437 – 7,143 ft · steepest grade: 15%3.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Beaver Tail Trail 39.24874, -120.02815
Nearest town Wood Vista, CA

Directions

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Brockway Spring–Beaver Tail Trail, 4 sights

3.4 mi · ▲ 693 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 6,438–7,143 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: Beaver Tail Trail · 39.24874, -120.02815

Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 83°F / low 45° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

  1. Start on Beaver Tail Trail, heading E.
  2. 1.1 miSharp left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading N.
  3. 0.5 miTurn right onto Powerline, heading E.
  4. 0.8 miBear left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading S.
  5. 0.2 miPass Brockway Spring.
  6. 150 ftTurn right onto Old Grist Mill Road, heading S.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  8. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SW.
  9. 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 surface

100% dirt

Weather

OvercastTemperature 83°F45°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°45°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 84°63°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°60°
Fri 89°61°
Sat 89°61°
Sun 90°59°

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