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Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Creek Beach–Secret Cove Beach, 7 beaches

4.8 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Creek Beach–Secret Cove Beach, 7 beaches is a 4.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Glenbrook, NV. The route passes Chimney Beach, Lake Tahoe, Secret Cove Beach and 5 more. It climbs 543 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 11/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi6,237 – 6,457 ft · steepest grade: 17%5.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 39.16805, -119.92645
Nearest town Glenbrook, NV
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Creek Beach–Secret Cove Beach, 7 beaches

4.8 mi · ▲ 543 ft · 1 hr 52 min

Elevation 6,236–6,458 ft

Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit

Trailhead: 39.16805, -119.92645

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 84°F / low 53° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Chimney Beach Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.4 miPass Chimney Beach.
  3. 50 ftPass Lake Tahoe.
  4. 100 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  6. 0.4 miPass Secret Cove Beach.
  7. 0.3 miPass Secret Cove Beach.
  8. 0.4 miPass Boaters Beach.
  9. 50 ftPass Creek Beach.
  10. 50 ftPass Whale Beach.
  11. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  12. 0.1 miSharp left, heading S.
  13. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  14. 0.2 miPass Whale Beach.
  15. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  16. 0.6 miReach Creek Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  17. 0.6 miBear right, heading E.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  19. 250 ftSharp right, heading E.
  20. 500 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  21. 1.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  23. 0.3 miArrive 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/creek-beach-secret-cove-beach-out-back-11-beaches

Trail surface

100% dirt

Weather

ClearTemperature 84°F53°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity20%
Hourly temperature
85°50°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue 85°65°
Wed 85°60°
Thu 89°57°
Fri 89°57°
Sat 90°59°
Sun 90°56°

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  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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