Elizabethtown Meadows Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Northstar Vail Conservation Easement near Kingswood Estates, CA. It climbs 1,450 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 53/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.
Elevation
0 mi6,139 – 7,632 ft · steepest grade: 22%8.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Elizabethtown Meadows Trail 39.28706, -120.10392
Nearest town Kingswood Estates, CA
Directions
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Elizabethtown Meadows Trail
7.7 mi · ▲ 1,450 ft · 3 hr 18 min
Elevation 6,139–7,631 ft
Out & Back · Northstar Vail Conservation Easement
Trailhead: Elizabethtown Meadows Trail · 39.28706, -120.10392
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:47 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
- 350 ftBear right, heading E.
- 400 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading E.
- 50 ftBear right, heading E.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left onto Tahoe Rim Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading SW.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 1.1 miBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear left, heading W.
- 350 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Elizabethtown Meadows Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
96% dirt4% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:47 AMSunset 7:02 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~65 min). Leave by 5:38 PM for the 7:02 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:57 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 473 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- 9.9 mi · out & back · via Elizabethtown Meadows Trail
- 10 mi · out & back · via Elizabethtown Meadows Trail
- 10.7 mi · loop · via Elizabethtown Meadows Trail
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- 14 mi · out & back · via Elizabethtown Meadows Trail
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