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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Moon Dunes Beach & North Ridge Trail

4 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Moon Dunes Beach & North Ridge Trail is a 4-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. The route reaches Moon Dunes Beach at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 480 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 2/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,273 – 6,706 ft · steepest grade: 15%4.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25662, -120.04526
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA
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Moon Dunes Beach & North Ridge Trail

4 mi · ▲ 480 ft · 1 hr 34 min

Elevation 6,273–6,707 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25662, -120.04526

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 83°F / low 47° · precip 0% · wind 7 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 200 ftBear right, heading W.
  3. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  4. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  5. 0.1 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 500 ftTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading S.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  9. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  10. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
  12. 350 ftReach Moon Dunes Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 350 ftTurn left, heading E.
  14. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading W.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  18. 0.6 miTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miSharp right, heading W.
  20. 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
  21. 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  23. 200 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/california-tahoe-conservancy-beach-california-tahoe-conservancy-beach-out-back-3-beaches-11-km-30f9

Trail surface

35% dirt65% unspecified

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°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: stop 741 m from the trailhead

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