El Dorado Beach & South Tahoe Bikeway
2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 42 min
El Dorado Beach & South Tahoe Bikeway is a 2-mile out-and-back near Bijou Park, CA. The route reaches El Dorado Beach. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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El Dorado Beach & South Tahoe Bikeway
2 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 42 min
Elevation 6,236–6,291 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 38.94118, -119.95237
Weather Aug 3: Partly cloudy, high 84°F / low 41° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:10 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 177 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftPass El Dorado Beach.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left onto Linear Park Bike, heading NW.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto South Tahoe Bikeway, heading NW.
- 0.5 miReach El Dorado Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Linear Park Bike, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 350 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~23 min). Leave by 7:27 PM for the 8:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 177 m from the trailhead
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