Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Beaver Street Extension
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,761 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Beaver Street Extension is an 8.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 1,761 ft, with sections as steep as 20% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
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Beaver Street Extension
8.4 mi · ▲ 1,761 ft · 3 hr 41 min
Elevation 6,738–8,364 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Saddle · 39.24655, -120.01266
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right onto Beaver Street Extension, heading N.
- 0.7 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading N.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1 miTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp left onto Beaver Street Extension, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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