Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Fox via Beaver Tail Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Fox via Beaver Tail Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit near Brockway Vista, CA. It climbs 1,051 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 20/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi6,418 – 7,018 ft · steepest grade: 22%5.2 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.25007, -119.99610
Nearest town Brockway Vista, CA
Directions
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Fox via Beaver Tail Trail
4.7 mi · ▲ 1,051 ft · 2 hr 6 min
Elevation 6,417–7,017 ft
Out & Back · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit
Trailhead: 39.25007, -119.99610
Weather Aug 3: Overcast, high 82°F / low 44° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 6:03 AM · sunset 8:11 PM
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SW.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NW.
- 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Fox, heading W.
- 0.3 miReach Fox, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Beaver Tail Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
- 100 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
100% dirt
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F44°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV8Humidity17%
Hourly temperature
85°40°
Sunrise 6:03 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:11 PM
Tue
84°62°
Wed
85°59°
Thu
88°59°
Fri
88°60°
Sat
88°60°
Sun
89°58°
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