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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Chipmunk–KB Trail, 3 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,007 ft · 6 hr 48 min

Chipmunk–KB Trail, 3 sights is a 15.9-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 3,007 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 57/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi6,244 – 7,714 ft · steepest grade: 21%16.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.28293, -120.10259
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
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Chipmunk–KB Trail, 3 sights

15.9 mi · ▲ 3,007 ft · 6 hr 48 min

Elevation 6,245–7,715 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.28293, -120.10259

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 300 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  4. 1.2 miSharp left, heading SE.
  5. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  7. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftBear right, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  12. 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  13. 1 miTurn right, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
  15. 0.2 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
  16. 250 ftBear right onto KB Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
  18. 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
  19. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  20. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  21. 150 ftBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading SW.
  22. 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
  23. 0.1 miSharp right, heading SW.
  24. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
  25. 0.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  26. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading SE.
  27. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  28. 250 ftBear right, heading E.
  29. 0.2 miTurn left onto Chipmunk, heading SW.
  30. 0.4 miReach KB Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  31. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  32. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  33. 250 ftBear left onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NW.
  34. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  35. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 0.3 miSharp left, heading N.
  37. 0.1 miBear left onto Lake Vista Road, heading NW.
  38. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  39. 150 ftTurn right onto Kings Beach Trail, heading W.
  40. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  41. 1 miTurn left, heading N.
  42. 0.2 miContinue straight onto KB Trail, heading N.
  43. 0.9 miBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading W.
  44. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  45. 0.2 miTurn right, heading W.
  46. 0.3 miTurn left, heading NW.
  47. 1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  48. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  49. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  50. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  51. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  52. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  53. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  54. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  55. 150 ftSharp right, heading N.
  56. 1.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  57. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  58. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/brockway-spring-out-back-25-km

Trail surface

98% dirt2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~44 min). Leave by 5:59 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:43 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 377 m from the trailhead

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