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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Moon Dunes Beach, 5 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 31 min

California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Moon Dunes Beach, 5 sights is a 3.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Tahoe Estates, CA. The route passes California Tahoe Conservancy Beach before reaching Moon Dunes Beach at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 512 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 4/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,267 – 6,706 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25563, -120.04898
Nearest town Tahoe Estates, CA
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California Tahoe Conservancy Beach–Moon Dunes Beach, 5 sights

3.8 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 31 min

Elevation 6,266–6,707 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.25563, -120.04898

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

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miSharp left, heading SE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 200 ftPass California Tahoe Conservancy Beach.
  10. 400 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  11. 50 ftPass Moon Dunes Beach.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  13. 0.2 miBear left, heading NE.
  14. 200 ftTurn left, heading N.
  15. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 450 ftBear left, heading W.
  17. 450 ftTurn left onto Pam Emmerich Memorial Pinedrop Trail, heading N.
  18. 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
  19. 0.4 miTurn left onto North Ridge Trail, heading NW.
  20. 100 ftTurn right onto Lake View Trail, heading W.
  21. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right onto Lake Ridge Trail, heading W.
  23. 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
  24. 0.2 miSharp right, heading N.
  25. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/california-tahoe-conservancy-beach-california-tahoe-conservancy-beach-out-back-5-beaches-8-km-8915

Trail surface

23% dirt3% paved74% 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°

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