Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Lake Ridge Trail, 3 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,264 ft · 5 hr
California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Lake Ridge Trail, 3 sights is an 11.6-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Kingswood Estates, CA. The route reaches California Tahoe Conservancy Beach at the turnaround, 5.8 miles in. It climbs 2,264 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 43/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.
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California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Lake Ridge Trail, 3 sights
11.6 mi · ▲ 2,264 ft · 5 hr
Elevation 6,286–8,442 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: Martis Peak Road · 39.28668, -120.03317
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 76°F / low 50° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Martis Peak Road, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading E.
- 300 ftBear right, heading E.
- 100 ftBear left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SE.
- 0.8 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 1 miBear left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 200 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.2 miBear right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left onto Lake View Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftReach California Tahoe Conservancy Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading NW.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
- 150 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Kings Beach Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miSharp left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading W.
- 100 ftBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftSharp right onto Martis Peak Road, heading N.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Parking lot at the trailhead
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